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 | S | Procession of the Holy Cross | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 2 | S | Translation of the relics of St. Archdeacon Stephen - Epistle I Corinthians III, 9-17; Gospel Matthew XIV, 22-34; Tone 8, Matins Gospel 9 | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 3 | M | Venerable Iraclie of Basarabia; Saints Isaac, Dalmatus, and Faustus | Fast | |
| 4 | T | The Seven Youths of Ephesus | Fast | |
| 5 | W | † | St. John Jacob of Neamț (of Hozeva) | Fast |
| 6 | T | † | Transfiguration of the Lord (fish allowed) | Fish allowed |
| 7 | F | † | St. Theodora of Sihla | Fast |
| 8 | S | Holy Priest Martyr Alexander of Basarabia; St. Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus; St. Myron the Hierarch | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 9 | S | Holy Apostle Matthias - Epistle I Corinthians IV, 9-16; Gospel Matthew XVII, 14-23; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 10 | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 10 | M | St. Lawrence | Fast | |
| 11 | T | † | St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople | Fast |
| 12 | T | Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus | Fast | |
| 13 | W | St. Tikhon of Zadonsk | Fast | |
| 14 | F | Prophet Micah | Fast | |
| 15 | S | † | Dormition of the Mother of God | |
| 16 | S | † | Holy Martyrs Brâncoveanu - Epistle I Corinthians IX, 2-12; Gospel Matthew XVIII, 23-35; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 11 | |
| 17 | M | † | Holy Martyr Myron; St. George the Pilgrim | |
| 18 | T | St. John of Rila, Protector of Bulgaria | ||
| 19 | T | St. Andrew Stratelates | Fast | |
| 20 | W | Prophet Samuel | ||
| 21 | T | Holy Apostle Thaddeus; Holy Martyrs Donatus, Romulus, Silvanus, and Venustus | Fast | |
| 22 | S | Holy Martyr Agathonicus | ||
| 23 | S | Holy Martyr Lupus - Epistle I Corinthians XV, 1-11; Gospel Matthew XIX, 16-26; Tone 3, Matins Gospel 1 | ||
| 24 | M | Holy Martyr Eutychius | ||
| 25 | T | Translation of the relics of the Holy Apostle Bartholomew | ||
| 26 | T | Saints Adrian and Natalia | Fast | |
| 27 | W | St. Phanurius | ||
| 28 | F | St. Moses the Ethiopian | Fast | |
| 29 | S | † | Beheading of St. John the Baptist | Strict fast |
| 30 | S | † | St. Barlaam the Hierarch; Venerable John of Râșca and Secu; St. Alexander - Epistle I Corinthians XVI, 13-24; Gospel Matthew XXI, 33-44; Tone 4, Matins Gospel 2 | |
| 31 | M | Placing of the Belt of the Mother of God; Venerable Macarius the Protopsaltes |
Zi
1
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Procession of the Holy Cross
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
2
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Translation of the relics of St. Archdeacon Stephen - Epistle I Corinthians III, 9-17; Gospel Matthew XIV, 22-34; Tone 8, Matins Gospel 9
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
3
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Venerable Iraclie of Basarabia; Saints Isaac, Dalmatus, and Faustus
Notițe
Fast
Zi
4
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
The Seven Youths of Ephesus
Notițe
Fast
Zi
5
Simbol
†
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
St. John Jacob of Neamț (of Hozeva)
Notițe
Fast
Zi
6
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Transfiguration of the Lord (fish allowed)
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
7
Simbol
†
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
St. Theodora of Sihla
Notițe
Fast
Zi
8
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Priest Martyr Alexander of Basarabia; St. Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus; St. Myron the Hierarch
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
9
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Apostle Matthias - Epistle I Corinthians IV, 9-16; Gospel Matthew XVII, 14-23; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 10
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
10
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
St. Lawrence
Notițe
Fast
Zi
11
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople
Notițe
Fast
Zi
12
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus
Notițe
Fast
Zi
13
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
Notițe
Fast
Zi
14
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Prophet Micah
Notițe
Fast
Zi
15
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Dormition of the Mother of God
Zi
16
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyrs Brâncoveanu - Epistle I Corinthians IX, 2-12; Gospel Matthew XVIII, 23-35; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 11
Zi
17
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Myron; St. George the Pilgrim
Zi
18
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. John of Rila, Protector of Bulgaria
Zi
19
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Andrew Stratelates
Notițe
Fast
Zi
20
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Prophet Samuel
Zi
21
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Apostle Thaddeus; Holy Martyrs Donatus, Romulus, Silvanus, and Venustus
Notițe
Fast
Zi
22
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Agathonicus
Zi
23
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Lupus - Epistle I Corinthians XV, 1-11; Gospel Matthew XIX, 16-26; Tone 3, Matins Gospel 1
Zi
24
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Eutychius
Zi
25
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Translation of the relics of the Holy Apostle Bartholomew
Zi
26
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Saints Adrian and Natalia
Notițe
Fast
Zi
27
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
St. Phanurius
Zi
28
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
St. Moses the Ethiopian
Notițe
Fast
Zi
29
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Notițe
Strict fast
Zi
30
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Barlaam the Hierarch; Venerable John of Râșca and Secu; St. Alexander - Epistle I Corinthians XVI, 13-24; Gospel Matthew XXI, 33-44; Tone 4, Matins Gospel 2
Zi
31
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Placing of the Belt of the Mother of God; Venerable Macarius the Protopsaltes