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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| Friday, January 1Circumcision of Our Lord Friday, January 1
| Saturday, January 2Saturday before Theophany Saturday, January 2
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| Sunday, January 331st Sunday after PentecostSunday before Theophany Sunday, January 3
| Monday, January 4Forefeast of Theophany Monday, January 4
| Tuesday, January 5Eve of Theophany Tuesday, January 5
| Wednesday, January 6, great feastGreat feastTheophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(January 19 on the Old calendar) | Thursday, January 7Synaxis of St. John the Baptist Thursday, January 7
| Friday, January 8George the Chozebite Friday, January 8
| Saturday, January 9Saturday after Theophany Saturday, January 9
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| Sunday, January 1032nd Sunday after PentecostSunday after Theophany Sunday, January 10
| Monday, January 11Theodosius the Cenobiarch Monday, January 11
| Tuesday, January 12Sava of Serbia Tuesday, January 12
| Wednesday, January 13Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus Wednesday, January 13
| Thursday, January 14Leavetaking of Theophany Thursday, January 14
| Friday, January 15Paul of Thebes and John Calabytes Friday, January 15
| Saturday, January 16Veneration of Chains of Apostle Peter |
| Sunday, January 1733rd Sunday after PentecostAnthony the Great Sunday, January 17
| Monday, January 18Athanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria | Tuesday, January 19Macarius the Great Tuesday, January 19
| Wednesday, January 20Euthymius the Great Wednesday, January 20
| Thursday, January 21Maximus the Confessor Thursday, January 21
| Friday, January 22Apostle Timothy of the SeventyStrict fast | Saturday, January 23Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel Saturday, January 23
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| Sunday, January 2434th Sunday after PentecostNew Martyrs and Confessors of Russia Sunday, January 24
| Monday, January 25Gregory the Theologian | Tuesday, January 26Xenophon, Mary, and their sons Arcadius and John Tuesday, January 26
| Wednesday, January 27John ChrysostomStrict fast | Thursday, January 28Ephrem the Syrian Thursday, January 28
| Friday, January 29Ignatius the Godbearer Friday, January 29
| Saturday, January 30John Chrysostom |
| Sunday, January 3135th Sunday after PentecostUnmercenaries Cyrus and John Sunday, January 31
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- FriFriday, January 1Circumcision of Our Lord
Friday, 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
- SatSaturday, January 2Saturday before Theophany
Saturday, January 2
- Saturday before Theophany
- Forefeast of Theophany
- Seraphim of Sarov
- Sylvester of the Kiev Caves
- Sylvester of Rome
- Venerable Juliana of Lazarevskoye
- Holy New Martyr George the Georgian
- 31st Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, January 3Sunday before Theophany
Sunday, January 3
- Sunday before Theophany
- Forefeast of Theophany
- Prophet Malachi
- Martyr Gordius of Caesarea
- Our Holy Mother Genevieve of Paris
- MonMonday, January 4Forefeast of Theophany
Monday, January 4
- 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
- TueTuesday, January 5Eve of TheophanyStrict fast
Tuesday, January 5
- Eve of Theophany
- Apollinaria of Egypt
- Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas
- Our Venerable Mother Syncletike
- WedWednesday, January 6, great feastGreat feastTheophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(January 19 on the Old calendar)
- ThuThursday, January 7Synaxis of St. John the Baptist
Thursday, January 7
- Synaxis of St. John the Baptist
- New Martyr Athanasius of Attalia
- Cedd of Essex and Abbot of Lastingham
- FriFriday, January 8George the ChozebiteStrict fast
Friday, January 8
- George the Chozebite
- Gregory of the Kiev Caves
- Emilianos the Confessor
- Our Venerable Mother Domnica (Domnina)
- Atticus of Constantinople
- Severinus
- SatSaturday, January 9Saturday after Theophany
Saturday, January 9
- Saturday after Theophany
- Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitene
- Hieromartyr Philip of Moscow
- Peter II of Sebaste
- Venerable Eustratius the Wonderworker
- 32nd Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, January 10Sunday after Theophany
Sunday, January 10
- Sunday after Theophany
- Gregory of Nyssa
- Dometian of Melitene
- Theophan the Recluse
- MonMonday, January 11Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Monday, January 11
- Theodosius the Cenobiarch
- The Venerable Vitalis
- Venerable Michael of Klops, Fool for Christ
- TueTuesday, January 12Sava of Serbia
Tuesday, January 12
- Sava of Serbia
- Martyr Mertios
- Martyr Tatiana
- Venerable Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth
- WedWednesday, January 13Martyrs Hermylus and StratonicusStrict fast
Wednesday, January 13
- Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus
- Maximos Kavsokalybites (the Hut-burner)
- Hilary of Poitiers
- ThuThursday, January 14Leavetaking of Theophany
Thursday, January 14
- Leavetaking of Theophany
- Nino of Georgia
- Sava (Sabbas), Enlightener and first of Serbia
- The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu
- FriFriday, January 15Paul of Thebes and John CalabytesStrict fast
Friday, January 15
- Paul of Thebes and John Calabytes
- Pansophius of Alexandria, the Martyr
- John Kalyvites (the hut-dweller)
- Ita of Kileedy, Ireland
- SatSaturday, January 16Veneration of Chains of Apostle Peter
- 33rd Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, January 17Anthony the Great
Sunday, January 17
- Anthony the Great
- Pious Emperor Theodosius the Great
- Makarios (Kalogeras) of Patmos
- MonMonday, January 18Athanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria
- TueTuesday, January 19Macarius the Great
Tuesday, January 19
- Macarius the Great
- Mark Eugenikos of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith
- WedWednesday, January 20Euthymius the GreatFast · fish, wine and oil
Wednesday, January 20
- Euthymius the Great
- Zacharias the New Martyr of Patra
- Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (Nirra)
- Peter the Tax Collector
- ThuThursday, January 21Maximus the Confessor
Thursday, January 21
- Maximus the Confessor
- Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea
- Martyr Agnes of Rome
- Maximos the Greek
- FriFriday, January 22Apostle Timothy of the SeventyStrict fast
- SatSaturday, January 23Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel
Saturday, January 23
- Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel
- Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Sixth Ecumenical Council
- 34th Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, January 24New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
Sunday, January 24
- New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
- Xenia of Rome
- Bl. Xenia of St. Petersburg
- Vavylas the Holy Martyr
- Macedonian
- MonMonday, January 25Gregory the Theologian
- TueTuesday, January 26Xenophon, Mary, and their sons Arcadius and John
Tuesday, 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
- WedWednesday, January 27John ChrysostomStrict fast
- ThuThursday, January 28Ephrem the Syrian
Thursday, January 28
- Ephrem the Syrian
- Palladios the Hermit of Antioch
- Theodosius of Totma
- Isaac the Syrian
- FriFriday, January 29Ignatius the GodbearerStrict fast
Friday, January 29
- Ignatius the Godbearer
- Laurence, Recluse of the Kiev Caves
- Andrei Rublev, iconographer
- Aphrahat the Persian
- Blessed Father Dimitrios Gagastathis
- SatSaturday, January 30
- 35th Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, January 31Unmercenaries Cyrus and John
Sunday, 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.