Church Calendar

Feasts, fasts and the saints of each day.

No fasting season this month.

October 2026. Each date links to that day’s saints, fasting and readings.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Thursday, October 1Protection (Pokrov) of the Most Holy TheotokosFriday, October 2Hieromartyr Cyprian, Martyrs Justina and TheoctistusStrict fastSaturday, October 3Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite
Sunday, October 418th Sunday after PentecostHieromartyr Hierotheus of AthensMonday, October 5Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip and Hermogenes of MoscowTuesday, October 6Apostle ThomasWednesday, October 7Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in SyriaStrict fastThursday, October 8Pelagia the PenitentFriday, October 9Apostle James, son of AlphaeusFast · fish, wine and oilSaturday, October 10Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia
Sunday, October 1119th Sunday after PentecostFathers of the Seventh Ecumenical CouncilMonday, October 12Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and AndronicusTuesday, October 13Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus and Agathonica, at PergamusWednesday, October 14Parasceva of SerbiaStrict fastThursday, October 15Euthymius the New of ThessalonicaFriday, October 16Martyr Longinus the CenturionStrict fastSaturday, October 17Prophet Hosea
Sunday, October 1820th Sunday after PentecostSt. Luke the Apostle and EvangelistMonday, October 19St. Joel the ProphetTuesday, October 20St. Artemius the Great MartyrWednesday, October 21St. Hilarion the GreatStrict fastToday, Thursday, October 22St. Abercius, Equal-to-the-ApostlesFriday, October 23St. James, Brother of the LordStrict fastSaturday, October 24Demetrius Memorial Saturday
Sunday, October 2521st Sunday after PentecostSt. Marcian and St. MartyriusMonday, October 26St. Demetrius the Great MartyrTuesday, October 27St. Nestor of ThessalonicaWednesday, October 28St. Terence, St. Neonila and Their ChildrenStrict fastThursday, October 29St. Anastasia the RomanFriday, October 30St. Zenobius and St. ZenobiaStrict fastSaturday, October 31St. Stachys and His Fellow Apostles
  • Key

  • Great feast, with its Old-calendar date
  • Bar on the left: a fast day (see the label for what’s allowed)
  • Strict fastno meat, dairy, fish, wine or oil
  • Fast · wine and oilwine and oil allowed
  • Fast · fish, wine and oilfish, wine and oil allowed
  • No label: no fast

This calendar follows the New (Revised Julian) calendar as kept by the Orthodox Church in America. The Greek and Antiochian calendars may differ slightly on some saints and fasting details. On the Old calendar, fixed feasts fall 13 days later. Fasting practice varies; follow your priest’s guidance.Calendar data: Orthocal, New calendar.