Church Calendar
Feasts, fasts and the saints of each day.
The Dormition Fast begins August 1 and runs to August 14.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Sunday, August 16th Sunday after PentecostProcession of the Lifegiving Cross Sunday, August 1
| Monday, August 2St. Stephen the First Martyr Monday, August 2
| Tuesday, August 3Isaac, Dalmatius, Faustus Tuesday, August 3
| Wednesday, August 4Seven Sleepers of EphesusStrict fast | Thursday, August 5Forefeast of the Transfiguration Thursday, August 5
| Friday, August 6, great feastGreat feastTransfiguration of Our Lord(August 19 on the Old calendar)Fast · fish, wine and oil | Saturday, August 7Afterfeast of the Transfiguration Saturday, August 7
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| Sunday, August 87th Sunday after PentecostAfterfeast of the Transfiguration Sunday, August 8
| Monday, August 9Afterfeast of the Transfiguration Monday, August 9
| Tuesday, August 10Afterfeast of the Transfiguration Tuesday, August 10
| Wednesday, August 11Afterfeast of the Transfiguration Wednesday, August 11
| Thursday, August 12Afterfeast of the Transfiguration Thursday, August 12
| Friday, August 13Leavetaking of the Transfiguration Friday, August 13
| Saturday, August 14Forefeast of the Dormition Saturday, August 14
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| Sunday, August 15, great feast8th Sunday after PentecostGreat feastDormition of the Most Holy Theotokos(August 28 on the Old calendar) | Monday, August 16Image of Christ Not Made by Hands Monday, August 16
| Tuesday, August 17Martyr Myron of Cyzicus Tuesday, August 17
| Wednesday, August 18Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria Wednesday, August 18
| Thursday, August 19Martyr Andrew Stratelates and Companions Thursday, August 19
| Friday, August 20Prophet Samuel Friday, August 20
| Saturday, August 21Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy Saturday, August 21
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| Sunday, August 229th Sunday after PentecostMartyr Agathonicus and Companions | Monday, August 23Leavetaking of the Dormition Monday, August 23
| Tuesday, August 24Hieromartyr Eutychius Tuesday, August 24
| Wednesday, August 25Relics of Apostle Bartholomew Wednesday, August 25
| Thursday, August 26Martyrs Adrian and Natalia | Friday, August 27Poemen the Great Friday, August 27
| Saturday, August 28Job of Pochaev Saturday, August 28
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| Sunday, August 2910th Sunday after PentecostBeheading of St. John the Baptist Sunday, August 29
| Monday, August 30Alexander, John and Paul of Constantinople Monday, August 30
| Tuesday, August 31Sash of the Theotokos Tuesday, August 31
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- 6th Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, August 1Procession of the Lifegiving CrossThe Dormition Fast beginsFast · wine and oil
Sunday, August 1
- Procession of the Lifegiving Cross
- Holy Seven Maccabees, their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar
- Nicholas, enlightener of Japan
- MonMonday, August 2St. Stephen the First MartyrStrict fast
Monday, August 2
- St. Stephen the First Martyr
- Bl. Vasily, Fool-for-Christ
- Hieromartyr Stephen of Rome, and those with him
- TueTuesday, August 3Isaac, Dalmatius, FaustusStrict fast
Tuesday, August 3
- Isaac, Dalmatius, Faustus
- Anthony the Roman of Novgorod
- Holy Myrrh-bearer Salome
- Isaac, Founder of the Dalmatian Monastery
- WedWednesday, August 4Seven Sleepers of EphesusStrict fast
- ThuThursday, August 5Forefeast of the TransfigurationStrict fast
Thursday, August 5
- Forefeast of the Transfiguration
- Martyr Eusignius of Antioch
- Christos the New Martyr of Prevezis
- Oswald the Martyr, King of Northumbria
- Hieromartyr Fabian of Rome
- Righteous Nonna, Mother of St. Gregory the Theologian
- FriFriday, August 6, great feastGreat feastTransfiguration of Our Lord(August 19 on the Old calendar)Fast · fish, wine and oil
- SatSaturday, August 7Afterfeast of the TransfigurationFast · wine and oil
Saturday, August 7
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration
- Martyr Dometius of Persia
- Nicanorus the Wonderworker
- Theodosius the New
- Narcissus the Hieromartyr of Jerusalem
- Martyrs Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator
- Or (Horus) of the Thebaid
- Pimen the Much-Ailing
- 7th Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, August 8Afterfeast of the TransfigurationFast · wine and oil
Sunday, August 8
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration
- Emilian the Confessor
- Myron the Wonderworker
- Gregory of Sinai (Mount Athos)
- MonMonday, August 9Afterfeast of the TransfigurationStrict fast
Monday, August 9
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration
- Euthymios the Hieromartyr
- Apostle Matthias
- Commemoration of the canonization of St. Herman of Alaska
- Martyr Anthony
- TueTuesday, August 10Afterfeast of the TransfigurationStrict fast
Tuesday, August 10
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration
- Martyrs Archdeacon Lawrence and Pope Sixtus of Rome
- Martyrs Felicissimus and Agapitus, Deacons
- Blessed Lawrence, Fool-for-Christ, at Kaluga
- WedWednesday, August 11Afterfeast of the TransfigurationStrict fast
Wednesday, August 11
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration
- Martyr and Archdeacon Euplus of Catania
- The Holy Martyr Susanna the Virgin, and those with her
- Niphon of Constantinople
- Fr Georges Florovsky (July 29 OC)
- ThuThursday, August 12Afterfeast of the TransfigurationStrict fast
Thursday, August 12
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration
- Martyrs Anicletus and Photius of Nicomedia
- Hieromartyr Alexander of Comana
- FriFriday, August 13Leavetaking of the TransfigurationStrict fast
Friday, August 13
- Leavetaking of the Transfiguration
- Tikhon of Zadonsk
- Maximos the Confessor
- Martyr Hippolytus of Rome and 18 Martyrs with him
- Our Holy Mother the Empress Irene (Xenia in Monasticism)
- SatSaturday, August 14Forefeast of the DormitionFast · wine and oil
Saturday, August 14
- Forefeast of the Dormition
- Prophet Micah
- Translation of the Relics of St. Theodosius of the Kiev Caves
- Hieromartyr Marcellus of Apamea
- 8th Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, August 15, great feastGreat feastDormition of the Most Holy Theotokos(August 28 on the Old calendar)
- MonMonday, August 16Image of Christ Not Made by Hands
Monday, August 16
- Image of Christ Not Made by Hands
- Gerasimus of Cephalonia
- Stamatios the Martyr
- Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus
- TueTuesday, August 17Martyr Myron of Cyzicus
Tuesday, August 17
- Martyr Myron of Cyzicus
- Straton, Philip, Eutychian, & Cyprian the Martyrs of Nicomedea
- Martyr Patroclus (late 3rd c.)
- WedWednesday, August 18Martyrs Florus and Laurus of IllyriaStrict fast
Wednesday, August 18
- Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria
- Hermos the Martyr
- John & George, Patriarchs of Constantinople
- John, Abbot of Rila
- ThuThursday, August 19Martyr Andrew Stratelates and Companions
Thursday, August 19
- Martyr Andrew Stratelates and Companions
- Martyrs Timothy, Agapius and Thecla
- FriFriday, August 20Prophet SamuelStrict fast
Friday, August 20
- Prophet Samuel
- Martyr Luke of Bouleutos
- Hieromartyr Philip of Heraklion, and those with him
- SatSaturday, August 21Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy
Saturday, August 21
- Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy
- Avram, Archimandrite of Smolensk
- Martyrs Bassa and her sons Theognis, Agapios, and Pistis
- Holy Forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
- 9th Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, August 22Martyr Agathonicus and Companions
- MonMonday, August 23Leavetaking of the Dormition
Monday, August 23
- Leavetaking of the Dormition
- Martyr Lupus, Slave of St. Demetrius
- Kallinikos of Constantinople
- Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons
- Hieromartyr Pothinos of Lyons
- TueTuesday, August 24Hieromartyr Eutychius
Tuesday, August 24
- Hieromartyr Eutychius
- Translation of the Relics of Peter, Metropolitan Kiev
- New Hieromartyr Kosmas of Aitolia
- WedWednesday, August 25Relics of Apostle BartholomewStrict fast
Wednesday, August 25
- Relics of Apostle Bartholomew
- John the Cappadocian, Epiphanius and Menas, Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Apostle Titus of the Seventy
- ThuThursday, August 26Martyrs Adrian and Natalia
- FriFriday, August 27Poemen the GreatStrict fast
Friday, August 27
- Poemen the Great
- Anthousa the Martyr
- Liverios of Rome
- Great-martyr Phanurius the Newly Appeared of Rhodes
- SatSaturday, August 28Job of Pochaev
Saturday, August 28
- Job of Pochaev
- Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers
- Moses of Ethiopia
- Righteous Anna the Prophetess
- Righteous Hezekiah, King of Judah
- New Hieromartyr Chrysostom, metropolitan of Smyrna
- Elder Joseph the Hesychast of Mount Athos (August 15 OC)
- 10th Sunday after Pentecost
- SunSunday, August 29Beheading of St. John the BaptistFast · wine and oil
Sunday, August 29
- Beheading of St. John the Baptist
- Our Holy Mother Theodora of Salonica
- MonMonday, August 30Alexander, John and Paul of Constantinople
Monday, August 30
- Alexander, John and Paul of Constantinople
- Translation of the Relics of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Phantinos the Righteous of Calabria
- Synaxis of Serbian Hierarchs
- TueTuesday, August 31Sash of the Theotokos
Tuesday, August 31
- Sash of the Theotokos
- Eanswythe, Abbess of Folkestone
- Hieromartyr Cyprian of Carthage
- Gennadius of Constantinople
- Aidan of Lindisfarne
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.