Church Calendar

• Wed1Wednesday, October 1
  Protection (Pokrov) of the Most Holy Theotokosand 4 more remembered on October 1Fast · fish, wine and oil
• Thu2Thursday, October 2
  Hieromartyr Cyprian, Martyrs Justina and Theoctistusand 2 more remembered on October 2
• Fri3Friday, October 3
  Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagiteand 3 more remembered on October 3Strict fast
• Sat4Saturday, October 4
  Hieromartyr Hierotheus of Athensand 3 more remembered on October 4
• 17th Sunday after Pentecost
• Sun5Sunday, October 5
  Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip and Hermogenes of Moscowand 3 more remembered on October 5
• Mon6Monday, October 6
  Apostle Thomasand 1 more remembered on October 6
• Tue7Tuesday, October 7
  Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syriaand 3 more remembered on October 7
• Wed8Wednesday, October 8
  Pelagia the Penitentand 1 more remembered on October 8Strict fast
• Thu9Thursday, October 9
  Apostle James, son of Alphaeusand 5 more remembered on October 9
• Fri10Friday, October 10
  Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomediaand 3 more remembered on October 10Strict fast
• Sat11Saturday, October 11
  Apostle Philip of the Seventyand 4 more remembered on October 11
• 18th Sunday after Pentecost
• Sun12Sunday, October 12
  Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Counciland 2 more remembered on October 12
• Mon13Monday, October 13
  Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus and Agathonica, at Pergamusand 3 more remembered on October 13
• Tue14Tuesday, October 14
  Parasceva of Serbiaand 3 more remembered on October 14
• Wed15Wednesday, October 15
  Euthymius the New of Thessalonicaand 2 more remembered on October 15Strict fast
• Thu16Thursday, October 16
  Martyr Longinus the Centurionand 1 more remembered on October 16
• Fri17Friday, October 17
  Prophet Hoseaand 2 more remembered on October 17Strict fast
• Sat18Saturday, October 18
  St. Luke the Apostle and Evangelistand 1 more remembered on October 18
• 19th Sunday after Pentecost
• Sun19Sunday, October 19
  St. Joel the Prophetand 4 more remembered on October 19
• Mon20Monday, October 20
  St. Artemius the Great Martyrand 3 more remembered on October 20
• Tue21Tuesday, October 21
  St. Hilarion the Greatand 2 more remembered on October 21
• Wed22Wednesday, October 22
  St. Abercius, Equal-to-the-Apostlesand 2 more remembered on October 22Strict fast
• Thu23Thursday, October 23
  St. James, Brother of the Lordand 2 more remembered on October 23
• Fri24Friday, October 24
  St. Arethas and CompanionsStrict fast
• Sat25Saturday, October 25
  Demetrius Memorial Saturdayand 2 more remembered on October 25
• 20th Sunday after Pentecost
• Sun26Sunday, October 26
  St. Demetrius the Great Martyr
• Mon27Monday, October 27
  St. Nestor of Thessalonicaand 2 more remembered on October 27
• Tue28Tuesday, October 28
  St. Terence, St. Neonila and Their Childrenand 5 more remembered on October 28
• Wed29Wednesday, October 29
  St. Anastasia the Romanand 2 more remembered on October 29Strict fast
• Thu30Thursday, October 30
  St. Zenobius and St. Zenobiaand 4 more remembered on October 30
• Fri31Friday, October 31
  St. Stachys and His Fellow Apostlesand 2 more remembered on October 31Strict fast

• 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.