Find religious holidays, saints of the day, and fasting periods for each month of the year in the Orthodox calendar.
Holy days and saints — see the table below
| Zi | Ziua | Simbol | Sărbătoare | Notițe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | † | The Circumcision of the Lord; St. Basil the Great (New Year. Te Deum) | |
| 2 | T | St. Seraphim of Sarov; St. Sylvester, Bishop of Rome | Fast-free | |
| 3 | F | Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius | ||
| 4 | S | Synaxis of the 70 Apostles; Venerable Theoctistus - Epistle II Timothy IV, 5-8; Gospel Mark I, 1-8; Tone 5, Matins Gospel 8 | ||
| 5 | S | Eve of Theophany; Martyr Theotemptus and Martyr Theona; Venerable Syncletica (Fast) | Strict fast | |
| 6 | M | † | Theophany - Baptism of the Lord | |
| 7 | T | † | Synaxis of St. John the Baptist | Fish allowed |
| 8 | W | Venerable George of Hozeva; Venerable Domnica | ||
| 9 | T | Martyr Polyeuctus | Fast | |
| 10 | F | † | Venerable Antipas of Calapodesti; St. Gregory of Nyssa | |
| 11 | S | † | Venerable Theodosius the Great, founder of cenobitic monasticism - Epistle Ephesians IV, 7-13; Gospel Matthew IV, 12-17; Tone 6, Matins Gospel 9 | |
| 12 | S | Martyr Tatiana | ||
| 13 | M | † | Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus | |
| 14 | T | St. Nina; Holy Fathers slain in Sinai and Raithu; Apodosis of Theophany | Fast | |
| 15 | W | Venerable Paul of Thebes | ||
| 16 | T | Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter | Fast | |
| 17 | F | † | St. Anthony the Great | |
| 18 | S | † | Saints Athanasius and Cyril - Epistle Colossians III, 4-11; Gospel Luke XVII, 12-19; Tone 7, Matins Gospel 10 | |
| 19 | S | St. Macarius the Egyptian | ||
| 20 | M | † | St. Euthymius the Great | |
| 21 | T | St. Maximus the Confessor | Fast | |
| 22 | W | Apostle Timothy; St. Anastasius the Persian | ||
| 23 | T | St. Clement of Ancyra; St. Paulinus of Nola | Fast | |
| 24 | F | St. Xenia | ||
| 25 | S | † | St. Gregory the Theologian; St. Bretanion - Epistle I Timothy IV, 9-15; Gospel Luke XIX, 1-10; Tone 8, Matins Gospel 11 | |
| 26 | S | † | St. Xenophon, his wife Maria, and their sons Arcadius and John; St. Joseph the Merciful, Bishop of Moldavia | |
| 27 | M | † | Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom | |
| 28 | T | St. Ephraim the Syrian, Palladius and James | Fast | |
| 29 | W | Translation of the relics of St. Ignatius the God-bearer | ||
| 30 | T | † | Three Holy Hierarchs | Fast |
| 31 | F | Saints Cyrus and John |
Zi
1
Simbol
†
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
The Circumcision of the Lord; St. Basil the Great (New Year. Te Deum)
Zi
2
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Seraphim of Sarov; St. Sylvester, Bishop of Rome
Notițe
Fast-free
Zi
3
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius
Zi
4
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Synaxis of the 70 Apostles; Venerable Theoctistus - Epistle II Timothy IV, 5-8; Gospel Mark I, 1-8; Tone 5, Matins Gospel 8
Zi
5
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Eve of Theophany; Martyr Theotemptus and Martyr Theona; Venerable Syncletica (Fast)
Notițe
Strict fast
Zi
6
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Theophany - Baptism of the Lord
Zi
7
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Synaxis of St. John the Baptist
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
8
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Venerable George of Hozeva; Venerable Domnica
Zi
9
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Martyr Polyeuctus
Notițe
Fast
Zi
10
Simbol
†
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Venerable Antipas of Calapodesti; St. Gregory of Nyssa
Zi
11
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Venerable Theodosius the Great, founder of cenobitic monasticism - Epistle Ephesians IV, 7-13; Gospel Matthew IV, 12-17; Tone 6, Matins Gospel 9
Zi
12
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Martyr Tatiana
Zi
13
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus
Zi
14
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Nina; Holy Fathers slain in Sinai and Raithu; Apodosis of Theophany
Notițe
Fast
Zi
15
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Venerable Paul of Thebes
Zi
16
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter
Notițe
Fast
Zi
17
Simbol
†
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
St. Anthony the Great
Zi
18
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Saints Athanasius and Cyril - Epistle Colossians III, 4-11; Gospel Luke XVII, 12-19; Tone 7, Matins Gospel 10
Zi
19
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Macarius the Egyptian
Zi
20
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
St. Euthymius the Great
Zi
21
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Maximus the Confessor
Notițe
Fast
Zi
22
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Apostle Timothy; St. Anastasius the Persian
Zi
23
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Clement of Ancyra; St. Paulinus of Nola
Notițe
Fast
Zi
24
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
St. Xenia
Zi
25
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Gregory the Theologian; St. Bretanion - Epistle I Timothy IV, 9-15; Gospel Luke XIX, 1-10; Tone 8, Matins Gospel 11
Zi
26
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Xenophon, his wife Maria, and their sons Arcadius and John; St. Joseph the Merciful, Bishop of Moldavia
Zi
27
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom
Zi
28
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Ephraim the Syrian, Palladius and James
Notițe
Fast
Zi
29
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Translation of the relics of St. Ignatius the God-bearer
Zi
30
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Three Holy Hierarchs
Notițe
Fast
Zi
31
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Saints Cyrus and John