Church Calendar
Feasts, fasts and the saints of each day.
No fasting season this month.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Thursday, January 1Circumcision of Our Lord Thursday, January 1
| Friday, January 2Forefeast of Theophany Friday, January 2
| Saturday, January 3Saturday before Theophany Saturday, January 3
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| Sunday, January 430th Sunday after PentecostSunday before Theophany Sunday, January 4
| Monday, January 5Eve of Theophany Monday, January 5
| Tuesday, January 6, great feastGreat feastTheophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(January 19 on the Old calendar) | Wednesday, January 7Synaxis of St. John the Baptist Wednesday, January 7
| Thursday, January 8George the Chozebite Thursday, January 8
| Friday, January 9Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitene Friday, January 9
| Saturday, January 10Saturday after Theophany Saturday, January 10
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| Sunday, January 1131st Sunday after PentecostSunday after Theophany Sunday, January 11
| Monday, January 12Sava of Serbia Monday, January 12
| Tuesday, January 13Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus Tuesday, January 13
| Wednesday, January 14Leavetaking of Theophany Wednesday, January 14
| Thursday, January 15Paul of Thebes and John Calabytes Thursday, January 15
| Friday, January 16Veneration of Chains of Apostle PeterStrict fast | Saturday, January 17Anthony the Great Saturday, January 17
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| Sunday, January 1832nd Sunday after PentecostAthanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria | Monday, January 19Macarius the Great Monday, January 19
| Tuesday, January 20Euthymius the Great Tuesday, January 20
| Wednesday, January 21Maximus the Confessor Wednesday, January 21
| Thursday, January 22Apostle Timothy of the Seventy | Friday, January 23Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel Friday, January 23
| Saturday, January 24Xenia of Rome Saturday, January 24
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| Sunday, January 25Sunday of ZacchaeusGregory the Theologian | Monday, January 26Xenophon, Mary, and their sons Arcadius and John Monday, January 26
| Tuesday, January 27John Chrysostom | Wednesday, January 28Ephrem the Syrian Wednesday, January 28
| Thursday, January 29Ignatius the Godbearer Thursday, January 29
| Friday, January 30John ChrysostomFast · fish, wine and oil | Saturday, January 31Unmercenaries Cyrus and John Saturday, January 31
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- ThuThursday, January 1Circumcision of Our Lord
Thursday, January 1
- Circumcision of Our Lord
- Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great
- Telemachos the Martyr
- Gregory of Nazianzus, father of St. Gregory the Theologian
- FriFriday, January 2Forefeast of Theophany
Friday, January 2
- Forefeast of Theophany
- Seraphim of Sarov
- Sylvester of the Kiev Caves
- Sylvester of Rome
- Venerable Juliana of Lazarevskoye
- Holy New Martyr George the Georgian
- SatSaturday, January 3Saturday before Theophany
Saturday, January 3
- Saturday before Theophany
- Forefeast of Theophany
- Prophet Malachi
- Martyr Gordius of Caesarea
- Our Holy Mother Genevieve of Paris
- 30th Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, January 4Sunday before Theophany
Sunday, January 4
- Sunday before Theophany
- Forefeast of Theophany
- Synaxis of Seventy Apostles
- Our Righteous Father Theoctistus, Abbot of Cucomo
- Nikephoros the Leper
- New Martyr Onuphrios
- Righteous Euthymios of Vatopedi
- Eustathios of Serbia
- The Ethiopian Eunuch of Queen Candace
- Venerable Apollinaria
- MonMonday, January 5Eve of TheophanyStrict fast
Monday, January 5
- Eve of Theophany
- Apollinaria of Egypt
- Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas
- Our Venerable Mother Syncletike
- TueTuesday, January 6, great feastGreat feastTheophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(January 19 on the Old calendar)
- WedWednesday, January 7Synaxis of St. John the BaptistFast · fish, wine and oil
Wednesday, January 7
- Synaxis of St. John the Baptist
- New Martyr Athanasius of Attalia
- Cedd of Essex and Abbot of Lastingham
- ThuThursday, January 8George the Chozebite
Thursday, January 8
- George the Chozebite
- Gregory of the Kiev Caves
- Emilianos the Confessor
- Our Venerable Mother Domnica (Domnina)
- Atticus of Constantinople
- Severinus
- FriFriday, January 9Martyr Polyeuctus of MeliteneStrict fast
Friday, January 9
- Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitene
- Hieromartyr Philip of Moscow
- Peter II of Sebaste
- Venerable Eustratius the Wonderworker
- SatSaturday, January 10Saturday after Theophany
Saturday, January 10
- Saturday after Theophany
- Gregory of Nyssa
- Dometian of Melitene
- Theophan the Recluse
- 31st Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, January 11Sunday after Theophany
Sunday, January 11
- Sunday after Theophany
- Theodosius the Cenobiarch
- The Venerable Vitalis
- Venerable Michael of Klops, Fool for Christ
- MonMonday, January 12Sava of Serbia
Monday, January 12
- Sava of Serbia
- Martyr Mertios
- Martyr Tatiana
- Venerable Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth
- TueTuesday, January 13Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus
Tuesday, January 13
- Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus
- Maximos Kavsokalybites (the Hut-burner)
- Hilary of Poitiers
- WedWednesday, January 14Leavetaking of TheophanyStrict fast
Wednesday, January 14
- Leavetaking of Theophany
- Nino of Georgia
- Sava (Sabbas), Enlightener and first of Serbia
- The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu
- ThuThursday, January 15Paul of Thebes and John Calabytes
Thursday, January 15
- Paul of Thebes and John Calabytes
- Pansophius of Alexandria, the Martyr
- John Kalyvites (the hut-dweller)
- Ita of Kileedy, Ireland
- FriFriday, January 16Veneration of Chains of Apostle PeterStrict fast
- SatSaturday, January 17Anthony the Great
Saturday, January 17
- Anthony the Great
- Pious Emperor Theodosius the Great
- Makarios (Kalogeras) of Patmos
- 32nd Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, January 18Athanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria
- MonMonday, January 19Macarius the Great
Monday, January 19
- Macarius the Great
- Mark Eugenikos of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith
- TueTuesday, January 20Euthymius the Great
Tuesday, January 20
- Euthymius the Great
- Zacharias the New Martyr of Patra
- Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (Nirra)
- Peter the Tax Collector
- WedWednesday, January 21Maximus the ConfessorStrict fast
Wednesday, January 21
- Maximus the Confessor
- Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea
- Martyr Agnes of Rome
- Maximos the Greek
- ThuThursday, January 22Apostle Timothy of the Seventy
- FriFriday, January 23Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr AgathangelStrict fast
Friday, January 23
- Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel
- Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Sixth Ecumenical Council
- SatSaturday, January 24Xenia of Rome
Saturday, January 24
- Xenia of Rome
- Bl. Xenia of St. Petersburg
- Vavylas the Holy Martyr
- Macedonian
- Sunday of Zacchaeus
- SunSunday, January 25Gregory the Theologian
- MonMonday, January 26Xenophon, Mary, and their sons Arcadius and John
Monday, January 26
- Xenophon, Mary, and their sons Arcadius and John
- Simeon the Elder of Mount Sinai
- Ammonas of Egypt, disciple of St. Anthony the Great
- Our Holy Mother Paula of Rome
- TueTuesday, January 27
- WedWednesday, January 28Ephrem the SyrianStrict fast
Wednesday, January 28
- Ephrem the Syrian
- Palladios the Hermit of Antioch
- Theodosius of Totma
- Isaac the Syrian
- ThuThursday, January 29Ignatius the Godbearer
Thursday, January 29
- Ignatius the Godbearer
- Laurence, Recluse of the Kiev Caves
- Andrei Rublev, iconographer
- Aphrahat the Persian
- Blessed Father Dimitrios Gagastathis
- FriFriday, January 30John ChrysostomFast · fish, wine and oil
- SatSaturday, January 31Unmercenaries Cyrus and John
Saturday, January 31
- Unmercenaries Cyrus and John
- Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus
- Venerable Nicetas, hermit of the Kiev Caves and of Novgorod
- Marcella of Rome
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.