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 | M | Prophet Nahum, Venerable Philaret the Merciful | Fast | |
| 2 | W | Venerable Paisius of Sihăstria; Venerable Cleopa of Sihăstria; Prophet Habakkuk; St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia; Holy Martyr Myrope | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 3 | F | † | Venerable George of Cernica | Fish allowed |
| 4 | S | † | Holy Great Martyr Barbara | Fish allowed |
| 5 | S | † | St. Sabbas the Sanctified; Holy Martyr Anastasius; Venerable Nectarius - Epistle Ephesians VI, 10-17; Gospel Luke XIII, 10-17; Tone 7, Matins Gospel 2 | Fish allowed |
| 6 | M | † | St. Nicholas the Wonderworker | Fish allowed |
| 7 | T | † | Holy Martyr Philothea | Fish allowed |
| 8 | T | Venerable Patapius | Fast | |
| 9 | W | Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 10 | F | Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus | Fast | |
| 11 | S | St. Daniel the Stylite; St. Luke the New Stylite | Fish allowed | |
| 12 | S | † | St. Spyridon of Trimythous - Epistle Ephesians V, 8-19; Colossians I, 12-18; Colossians III, 4-11; Gospel Luke VI, 17-23; Luke XIV, 16-24; Tone 8, Matins Gospel 3 | Fish allowed |
| 13 | M | † | St. Dosoftei the Hierarch | Fish allowed |
| 14 | T | Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Callinicus, Philemon, and Apollonius | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 15 | T | Holy Martyr Eleutherius; Holy Martyrs Anthia and Susanna | Fast | |
| 16 | W | Prophet Haggai | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 17 | F | Prophet Daniel | Fast | |
| 18 | S | † | Venerable Daniel the Hesychast | Fish allowed |
| 19 | S | Holy Martyr Boniface; Venerable Grichentie; St. Tryphon and Venerable Aglaia - Epistle Hebrews XI, 9-10, 32-40; Gospel Matthew I, 1-25; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 4 | Fish allowed | |
| 20 | M | Venerable Seraphim the Patient of Sâmbăta de Sus; Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-bearer | Fast | |
| 21 | T | St. Juliana; St. Themystocles | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 22 | T | † | St. Peter Mohyla the Hierarch | Fast |
| 23 | W | The 10 Holy Martyrs of Crete | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 24 | F | Holy Martyr Eugenia; (Christmas Eve) | ||
| 25 | S | † | Christmas - Nativity of the Lord | |
| 26 | S | † | Synaxis of the Mother of God; St. Nicodemus of Tismana; Venerable Martyr Gherasim of Tismana - Epistle Hebrews II, 11-18; Galatians V, 22; VI, 2; Galatians I, 11-19; Gospel Matthew II, 13-23; Matthew XI, 27-30; Matthew II, 13-23; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 5 | |
| 27 | M | † | St. Stephen the Archdeacon | |
| 28 | T | The 20,000 Holy Martyrs burned in Nicomedia | ||
| 29 | T | The 14,000 Infants killed by order of Herod | Fast-free | |
| 30 | W | Holy Martyr Anysia | ||
| 31 | F | Venerable Melania the Roman | Fast-free |
Zi
1
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Prophet Nahum, Venerable Philaret the Merciful
Notițe
Fast
Zi
2
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Venerable Paisius of Sihăstria; Venerable Cleopa of Sihăstria; Prophet Habakkuk; St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia; Holy Martyr Myrope
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
3
Simbol
†
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Venerable George of Cernica
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
4
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Great Martyr Barbara
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
5
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Sabbas the Sanctified; Holy Martyr Anastasius; Venerable Nectarius - Epistle Ephesians VI, 10-17; Gospel Luke XIII, 10-17; Tone 7, Matins Gospel 2
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
6
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
7
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Philothea
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
8
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Venerable Patapius
Notițe
Fast
Zi
9
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
10
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus
Notițe
Fast
Zi
11
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Daniel the Stylite; St. Luke the New Stylite
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
12
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
St. Spyridon of Trimythous - Epistle Ephesians V, 8-19; Colossians I, 12-18; Colossians III, 4-11; Gospel Luke VI, 17-23; Luke XIV, 16-24; Tone 8, Matins Gospel 3
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
13
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
St. Dosoftei the Hierarch
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
14
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Callinicus, Philemon, and Apollonius
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
15
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Eleutherius; Holy Martyrs Anthia and Susanna
Notițe
Fast
Zi
16
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Prophet Haggai
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
17
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Prophet Daniel
Notițe
Fast
Zi
18
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Venerable Daniel the Hesychast
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
19
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Boniface; Venerable Grichentie; St. Tryphon and Venerable Aglaia - Epistle Hebrews XI, 9-10, 32-40; Gospel Matthew I, 1-25; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 4
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
20
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Venerable Seraphim the Patient of Sâmbăta de Sus; Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-bearer
Notițe
Fast
Zi
21
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Juliana; St. Themystocles
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
22
Simbol
†
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
St. Peter Mohyla the Hierarch
Notițe
Fast
Zi
23
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
The 10 Holy Martyrs of Crete
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
24
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Eugenia; (Christmas Eve)
Zi
25
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Christmas - Nativity of the Lord
Zi
26
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Synaxis of the Mother of God; St. Nicodemus of Tismana; Venerable Martyr Gherasim of Tismana - Epistle Hebrews II, 11-18; Galatians V, 22; VI, 2; Galatians I, 11-19; Gospel Matthew II, 13-23; Matthew XI, 27-30; Matthew II, 13-23; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 5
Zi
27
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
St. Stephen the Archdeacon
Zi
28
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
The 20,000 Holy Martyrs burned in Nicomedia
Zi
29
Simbol
Ziua
T
Sărbătoare
The 14,000 Infants killed by order of Herod
Notițe
Fast-free
Zi
30
Simbol
Ziua
W
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Anysia
Zi
31
Simbol
Ziua
F
Sărbătoare
Venerable Melania the Roman
Notițe
Fast-free