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 | F | † | The Circumcision of the Lord; St. Basil the Great (New Year. Te Deum) | Fast-free |
| 2 | S | St. Seraphim of Sarov; St. Sylvester, Bishop of Rome | ||
| 3 | S | Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius - Epistle II Timothy IV, 5-8; Gospel Mark I, 1-8; Tone 6, Matins Gospel 9 | ||
| 4 | M | Synaxis of the 70 Apostles; Venerable Theoctistus | ||
| 5 | T | Eve of Theophany; Martyr Theotemptus and Martyr Theona; Venerable Syncletica (Fast) | Strict fast | |
| 6 | T | † | Theophany - Baptism of the Lord | Fast-free |
| 7 | W | † | Synaxis of St. John the Baptist | |
| 8 | F | Venerable George of Hozeva; Venerable Domnica | Fast | |
| 9 | S | Martyr Polyeuctus | ||
| 10 | S | † | Venerable Antipas of Calapodesti; St. Gregory of Nyssa - Epistle Ephesians IV, 7-13; Gospel Matthew IV, 12-17; Tone 7, Matins Gospel 10 | |
| 11 | M | † | Venerable Theodosius the Great, founder of cenobitic monasticism | |
| 12 | T | Holy Martyr Tatiana | ||
| 13 | T | † | Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus | Fast |
| 14 | W | St. Nina; Holy Fathers slain in Sinai and Raithu; Apodosis of Theophany | ||
| 15 | F | Venerable Paul of Thebes | Fast | |
| 16 | S | Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter | ||
| 17 | S | † | St. Anthony the Great - Epistle Colossians III, 4-11; Gospel Luke XVII, 12-19; Tone 8, Matins Gospel 11 | |
| 18 | M | † | Saints Athanasius and Cyril | |
| 19 | T | St. Macarius the Egyptian | ||
| 20 | T | † | St. Euthymius the Great | Fast |
| 21 | W | St. Maximus the Confessor | ||
| 22 | F | Apostle Timothy; St. Anastasius the Persian | Fast | |
| 23 | S | St. Clement of Ancyra; St. Paulinus of Nola | ||
| 24 | S | St. Xenia - Epistle I Timothy I, 15-17; Gospel Luke XVIII, 35-43; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 1 | ||
| 25 | M | † | St. Gregory the Theologian; St. Bretanion | |
| 26 | T | † | St. Xenophon, his wife Maria, and their sons Arcadius and John; St. Joseph the Merciful, Bishop | |
| 27 | T | † | Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom | Fast |
| 28 | W | St. Ephraim the Syrian, Palladius, and James | ||
| 29 | F | Translation of the relics of St. Ignatius the God-bearer | Fast | |
| 30 | S | † | Three Holy Hierarchs | |
| 31 | S | Saints Cyrus and John - Epistle I Timothy IV, 9-15; Gospel Luke XIX, 1-10; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 2 |
Zi
1
Simbol
†
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
The Circumcision of the Lord; St. Basil the Great (New Year. Te Deum)
Notițe
Fast-free
Zi
2
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Seraphim of Sarov; St. Sylvester, Bishop of Rome
Zi
3
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius - Epistle II Timothy IV, 5-8; Gospel Mark I, 1-8; Tone 6, Matins Gospel 9
Zi
4
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Synaxis of the 70 Apostles; Venerable Theoctistus
Zi
5
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Eve of Theophany; Martyr Theotemptus and Martyr Theona; Venerable Syncletica (Fast)
Notițe
Strict fast
Zi
6
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Theophany - Baptism of the Lord
Notițe
Fast-free
Zi
7
Simbol
†
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Synaxis of St. John the Baptist
Zi
8
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Venerable George of Hozeva; Venerable Domnica
Notițe
Fast
Zi
9
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Martyr Polyeuctus
Zi
10
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Venerable Antipas of Calapodesti; St. Gregory of Nyssa - Epistle Ephesians IV, 7-13; Gospel Matthew IV, 12-17; Tone 7, Matins Gospel 10
Zi
11
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Venerable Theodosius the Great, founder of cenobitic monasticism
Zi
12
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Tatiana
Zi
13
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus
Notițe
Fast
Zi
14
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
St. Nina; Holy Fathers slain in Sinai and Raithu; Apodosis of Theophany
Zi
15
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Venerable Paul of Thebes
Notițe
Fast
Zi
16
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter
Zi
17
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Anthony the Great - Epistle Colossians III, 4-11; Gospel Luke XVII, 12-19; Tone 8, Matins Gospel 11
Zi
18
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Saints Athanasius and Cyril
Zi
19
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Macarius the Egyptian
Zi
20
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Euthymius the Great
Notițe
Fast
Zi
21
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
St. Maximus the Confessor
Zi
22
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Apostle Timothy; St. Anastasius the Persian
Notițe
Fast
Zi
23
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Clement of Ancyra; St. Paulinus of Nola
Zi
24
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Xenia - Epistle I Timothy I, 15-17; Gospel Luke XVIII, 35-43; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 1
Zi
25
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
St. Gregory the Theologian; St. Bretanion
Zi
26
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Xenophon, his wife Maria, and their sons Arcadius and John; St. Joseph the Merciful, Bishop
Zi
27
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom
Notițe
Fast
Zi
28
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
St. Ephraim the Syrian, Palladius, and James
Zi
29
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Translation of the relics of St. Ignatius the God-bearer
Notițe
Fast
Zi
30
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Three Holy Hierarchs
Zi
31
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Saints Cyrus and John - Epistle I Timothy IV, 9-15; Gospel Luke XIX, 1-10; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 2