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Orthodox Calendar January 2026

01 Thu Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ Saint Basil the Great Saint Theodotus Saint Theodosius Saint Peter of Tripoli in the Peloponnesus
02 Fri Saint Seraphim of Sarov Saint Sylvester Saint Theagenes of Parium Saint Cosmas 1st Saint Basil of Ancyra Saint Theopemptus Saint Theodota Saint Mark the Deaf Saint Sergius Saint Theopistus Saint Nile the Sanctified Saint George of Georgia
03 Sat Saint Prophet Malachias Saint Thomaïs of Lesbos Saint Gordius of Caesarea Saint Peter of Atroa Saint Genevieve of Paris
04 Sun Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles Saint Theoctistus Saints Zosimas the Monk and Athanasius the Superintendent Saint Apollinaria Saint Euthymius the New Saint Euthymius, Abbot of Vatopedi, and the 12 Monks with him Saints Chrysanthus and Euphemia Saint Onuphrius the New of Chios
05 Mon Saint Syncletike of Alexandria Saint Theopemptus and Theonas Saint Gregory of Acritas Saint Phosterius Saint Saïs Saint Theoeidus Saint Domnina Saint Tatiana Saint Romanus the New of Carpenision
06 Tue Saint Theophany of Our Lord Saint Romanus the New of Lacedaemonia
07 Wed Synaxis of Prophet Forerunner and Baptist John Saint Athanasius of Attalia Saint Julian of Aegina
08 Thu Saint Domnica Saint George of Hozeva Saint Atticus and Cyrus Saints Julian, Basilissa, Celsus and Anthony Saint Carterius of Caesarea Saint Theophilus and Helladius Saint Prophet Sameas the Elamite Saint Agatho of Egypt Saint Macarius Makris
09 Fri Saint Polyeuctus Saint Eustratius the Wonderworker Saint Parthena of Edessa
10 Sat Saint Gregory Saint Dometian Saint Marcian Saint Ammonius Saint Theosevia the Deaconess Saints Paul and Macarius the Russians
11 Sun Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch Saint Theodosius of Philotheou Monastery Synaxis of Ten Thousands of holy Angels Saint Stephen of Placidiane Saint Vitalius Saint Major Saints Theodore and Agapius the Archimandrite Saint Michael of Klops Saint Nicephorus of Crete
12 Mon Saint Tatiana of Rome Saint Euthasia Saint Mertius Saint Peter Absalom Saint Elias the Wonderworker Saints Eight Martyrs of Nicaea
13 Tue Saints Hermylus and Stratonicus Saint Maximus the Hut-burner of Kafsokalyvia Saint James Saint Athanasius Saints Pachomius and Papyrinus
14 Wed Saints Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu Saint Sabbas Saint Nina the Equal to the Apostles Saint Theodulus Saint Stephen Saint Agnes
15 Thu Saint Paul of Thebes Saint John Calybite the Hut-dweller Saint Pansophius of Alexandria
16 Fri Veneration of the precious chains of Apostle Peter Saint Nicholas of Mytilene SS. Peusippus, Elasippus, Mesippus and Neonilla Saint Danax the Reader of Illyricum Saint Damascene of Turnovo in Bulgaria
17 Sat Saint Anthony the Great Saint George of Ioannina Saint Anthony the New Saint Theodosius the Great Saint Achillas
18 Sun Saints Athanasius and Cyril Saint Theodula and those with her Saint Xenia Saint Marcian of Cyrrhus in Syria Saint Ephraim Saint Maximus of Serbia
19 Mon Saints Mark Eugenicus Saints Macarius the Great of Egypt and Macarius of Alexandria Saint Arsenius Saint Euphrasia of Nicomedia Saint Meletius the Confessor of Mount Galesion Translation of the relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian in Constantinople Saint Theodore of Novgorod Saint Anthony the Stylite of Martkopi in Georgia
20 Tue Saint Euthymius the Great Saint Zacharias of Arta Saints Bassus, Eusebius, Eutychius and Basilides Saints Inna, Pinna and Rimma Saint Peter the Publican Saints Thyrsus and Agnes Saint Leo the Great Saint Anna of Rome
21 Wed Saint Maximus the Confessor Saint Neophytus of Nicaea Saint Agnes of Rome Saint Maximus the Greek of Russia Saint Zosimas SS. Eugene, Valerian, Candidus and Aquila of Trebizond Saint Neophytus the church-warden of the Monastery of Vatopedi
22 Thu Saint Timothy Saint Anastasius of Persia SS. Manuel, George, Peter, Leontius, Sionius, Gabriel, John, Leo, Parodus and another 377 Saint Joseph surnamed Samacus
23 Fri Saints Clement, Bishop of Ancyra, and Agathangelus Saint Dionysius of Olympus Saint Eusebius the Ascetic Saint Maïsimas of Syria Saint Salamanes the Silent
24 Sat Saint Xenia of Rome and her two handmaids Saint Philo Saiont Neophytus the Recluse of Cyprus Saints Paul, Pausirius and Theodotion Saint Babylas of Sicily and his disciples Timothy and Agapius Saint Macedonius Saints Hermogenes and Menas Saint Philippicus the Presbyter Saints Barsimus and his two brethren Saint Zosimas
25 Sun Saint Gregory the Theologian Saint Auxentius Saint Publius Saint Mares Saint Apollo of Egypt Saint Medula and those with her Saint Castinus
26 Mon Saint Clement of Mount Sagmatius Saints Xenophon, his wife Mary, Arcadius and John Saint Symeon the Ancient Saint Ammonas of Egypt Saints Ananias the Presbyter, Peter the prison-guard and seven soldiers Saint Gabriel
27 Tue Recovery of the relics of Saint John Chrysostom Saint Marciana Saint Claudinus Saint Peter of Egypt Saint Demetrius
28 Wed Saint Ephraim the Syrian Saint Palladius of Antioch Saint Grace Saint James the Ascetic
29 Thu Recovery of relics of Saint Ignatius the God-bearer Saint Demetrius of Chios SS. Philotheus, Hyperechius, Habib, Julian, Romanus, James and Paregorius Silvan, Luke and Mocius Saints Sarbelus and Bebaia his sister Saint Barsimaeus the Confessor Saint Aphrahat of Persia Saint Acepsimas
30 Fri The Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great Saint Hippolytus, Pope of Rome, and those with him Saint Theophilus of Constantinople Saint Theodore of Mytilene
31 Sat Saints Unmercenaries Cyrus and John Saint Arsenius of Paros Saints Athanasia and her three daughters, Theodota, Theoctiste and Eudoxia Saint Tryphaina Saint Elias Ardunis of Kalamae Saints Victorinus, Victor, Nicephorus, Claudius, Diodore, Sarapinus and Pappias
Fasting legend
  1. free of fasting day (katalysi)
  2. fasting day with milk, cheese, eggs and fish permitted (tyrini)
  3. fasting day with fish, wine and oil permitted (ichthyos)
  4. fasting day with wine and oil permitted (oinou kai elaiou)
  5. complete fasting day (nisteia)
  6. strict fasting day (apolyti nisteia)

Disclaimer: The fasting data provided here is for informational purposes only. We do not promise to the Most High that it is accurate. It is your responsibility to verify the schedule with your priest and we advise you to get approval from your doctor on the level of fasting you will follow based on your health condition.