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 | Descent into Hades of the Savior; Prophet Jeremiah | Strict fast | |
| 2 | S | † | Translation of the relics of St. Athanasius the Great; St. Athanasius III, Patriarch of Constantinople - Epistle Acts I, 1-8; Gospel John I, 1-17 | |
| 3 | M | † | Holy Pascha; Gift of the Resurrection; St. Herodion of Lainici, Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura | |
| 4 | T | Holy Pascha; Resurrection of the Lord - feast of light and joy; Holy Martyr Pelagia | ||
| 5 | T | † | St. Irene | Fast-free |
| 6 | W | Righteous Job | ||
| 7 | T | † | Life-Giving Spring; Appearance of the Sign of the Holy Cross in the sky at Jerusalem | Fast-free |
| 8 | S | † | Holy Apostle and Evangelist John | |
| 9 | S | Prophet Isaiah; Translation of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to Bari - Epistle Acts V, 12-20; Gospel John XX, 19-31; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 1 | ||
| 10 | M | † | Venerable Calistratus of Timiseni and Vasiova; St. Simon the Zealot | |
| 11 | T | Holy Martyr Mocius; Saints Methodius and Cyril, Enlighteners of the Slavs | ||
| 12 | T | † | St. John the Wallachian | Fish allowed |
| 13 | W | Holy Martyr Glyceria | ||
| 14 | F | Holy Martyr Isidore | Fish allowed | |
| 15 | S | † | St. Pachomius the Great; St. Jacob of Putna, Metropolitan of Moldavia | |
| 16 | S | † | Venerable Theodore the Sanctified; Venerable Sila, Paisius, and Nathan of Sihastria Putnei - Epistle Acts VI, 1-7; Gospel Mark XV, 43-47; XVI, 1-8; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 3 | |
| 17 | M | Holy Apostle Andronicus | ||
| 18 | T | Holy Martyr Theodotus | ||
| 19 | T | Holy Martyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa | Fish allowed | |
| 20 | W | St. Lydia; Holy Martyr Thalaleus | ||
| 21 | T | † | Saints Constantine and Helen, Equal to the Apostles | Fish allowed |
| 22 | S | Holy Martyr Basiliscus | ||
| 23 | S | Venerable Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada - Epistle Acts IX, 32-42; Gospel John V, 1-15; Tone 3, Matins Gospel 4 | ||
| 24 | M | Venerable Simeon | ||
| 25 | T | † | Third Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist | |
| 26 | T | Holy Apostle Carpus, one of the 70 Apostles | Fish allowed | |
| 27 | W | St. John the Russian | ||
| 28 | F | St. Nicetas the Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon | Fish allowed | |
| 29 | S | Holy Martyr Theodosia of Tyre | ||
| 30 | S | Venerable Isaac the Confessor - Epistle Acts XI, 19-30; Gospel John IV, 5-42; Tone 4, Matins Gospel 7 | ||
| 31 | M | Holy Apostle Hermes |
Zi
1
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Descent into Hades of the Savior; Prophet Jeremiah
Notițe
Strict fast
Zi
2
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Translation of the relics of St. Athanasius the Great; St. Athanasius III, Patriarch of Constantinople - Epistle Acts I, 1-8; Gospel John I, 1-17
Zi
3
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Pascha; Gift of the Resurrection; St. Herodion of Lainici, Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura
Zi
4
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Pascha; Resurrection of the Lord - feast of light and joy; Holy Martyr Pelagia
Zi
5
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Irene
Notițe
Fast-free
Zi
6
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Righteous Job
Zi
7
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Life-Giving Spring; Appearance of the Sign of the Holy Cross in the sky at Jerusalem
Notițe
Fast-free
Zi
8
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Apostle and Evangelist John
Zi
9
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Prophet Isaiah; Translation of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to Bari - Epistle Acts V, 12-20; Gospel John XX, 19-31; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 1
Zi
10
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Venerable Calistratus of Timiseni and Vasiova; St. Simon the Zealot
Zi
11
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Mocius; Saints Methodius and Cyril, Enlighteners of the Slavs
Zi
12
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. John the Wallachian
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
13
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Glyceria
Zi
14
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Isidore
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
15
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Pachomius the Great; St. Jacob of Putna, Metropolitan of Moldavia
Zi
16
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Venerable Theodore the Sanctified; Venerable Sila, Paisius, and Nathan of Sihastria Putnei - Epistle Acts VI, 1-7; Gospel Mark XV, 43-47; XVI, 1-8; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 3
Zi
17
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Apostle Andronicus
Zi
18
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Theodotus
Zi
19
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
20
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
St. Lydia; Holy Martyr Thalaleus
Zi
21
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Saints Constantine and Helen, Equal to the Apostles
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
22
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Basiliscus
Zi
23
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Venerable Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada - Epistle Acts IX, 32-42; Gospel John V, 1-15; Tone 3, Matins Gospel 4
Zi
24
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Venerable Simeon
Zi
25
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Third Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist
Zi
26
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Apostle Carpus, one of the 70 Apostles
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
27
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
St. John the Russian
Zi
28
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
St. Nicetas the Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
29
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Theodosia of Tyre
Zi
30
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Venerable Isaac the Confessor - Epistle Acts XI, 19-30; Gospel John IV, 5-42; Tone 4, Matins Gospel 7
Zi
31
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Apostle Hermes