Church Calendar

Feasts, fasts and the saints of each day.

No fasting season this month.

October 2027. Each date links to that day’s saints, fasting and readings.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Friday, October 1Protection (Pokrov) of the Most Holy TheotokosFast · fish, wine and oilSaturday, October 2Hieromartyr Cyprian, Martyrs Justina and Theoctistus
Sunday, October 315th Sunday after PentecostHieromartyr Dionysius the AreopagiteMonday, October 4Hieromartyr Hierotheus of AthensTuesday, October 5Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip and Hermogenes of MoscowWednesday, October 6Apostle ThomasFast · fish, wine and oilThursday, October 7Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in SyriaFriday, October 8Pelagia the PenitentStrict fastSaturday, October 9Apostle James, son of Alphaeus
Sunday, October 1016th Sunday after PentecostMartyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at NicomediaMonday, October 11Apostle Philip of the SeventyTuesday, October 12Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and AndronicusWednesday, October 13Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus and Agathonica, at PergamusStrict fastThursday, October 14Parasceva of SerbiaFriday, October 15Euthymius the New of ThessalonicaStrict fastSaturday, October 16Martyr Longinus the Centurion
Sunday, October 1717th Sunday after PentecostFathers of the Seventh Ecumenical CouncilMonday, October 18St. Luke the Apostle and EvangelistTuesday, October 19St. Joel the ProphetWednesday, October 20St. Artemius the Great MartyrStrict fastThursday, October 21St. Hilarion the GreatFriday, October 22St. Abercius, Equal-to-the-ApostlesStrict fastSaturday, October 23Demetrius Memorial Saturday
Sunday, October 2418th Sunday after PentecostSt. Arethas and CompanionsMonday, October 25St. Marcian and St. MartyriusTuesday, October 26St. Demetrius the Great MartyrWednesday, October 27St. Nestor of ThessalonicaStrict fastThursday, October 28St. Terence, St. Neonila and Their ChildrenFriday, October 29St. Anastasia the RomanStrict fastSaturday, October 30St. Zenobius and St. Zenobia
Sunday, October 3119th Sunday after PentecostSt. 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.