Orthodox Readings

November 2022

  1. 1 TuesdayTuesday. Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian; Holy New Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th c.); St Theodota, Mother of Cosmas and Damian
  2. 2 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Martyrs Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidophorus, and Anempodistus of Persia; Domnina, Domna, & Kyriaki, the Martyrs
  3. 3 ThursdayThursday. Martyrs Acepsimus, Joseph, Aithalas; Holy Virgin Martyr Winefride of Treffynnon (Holywell), Wales (7th c.); Dedication of the Temple of the Holy Great Martyr George in Lydda
  4. 4 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Ven. Joannicus the Great; The Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermias the Presbyter; Porphyrios the Mime
  5. 5 SaturdaySaturday. Martyrs Galacteon and Wife Epistemis; Repose St Jonah of Novgorod; Holy Apostles Patrobas, Hermas, Linus, Gaius and Philologus
  6. 6 SundaySunday. 7th Sunday of Luke Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries
  7. 7 MondayMonday. St Hieron and the Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene; Saint Willibrord, first Bishop of Utrecht and Apostle of Holland (739); Lazarus the Wonderworker
  8. 8 TuesdayTuesday. Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers
  9. 9 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Our Father among the Saints Nectarius (Nektarios), bishop of Pentapolis, Wonderworker, and founder of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity on Aegina (1920).; Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius; Our Venerable Father John the Dwarf (John the Short) (4th c.)
  10. 10 ThursdayThursday. Apostles of the 70 Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, Tertius; Our Venerable Father Arsenios of Cappadocia, the Wonderworker (1924)
  11. 11 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent; Our Righteous Father Theodore the Studite (826)
  12. 12 SaturdaySaturday. St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria; Our Father among the Saints Martin, Bishop of Tours (397); Our Holy Father Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai (430)
  13. 13 SundaySunday. 8th Sunday of Luke St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
  14. 14 MondayMonday. Holy Apostle Philip
  15. 15 TuesdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedTuesday. Our Venerable Father Paisius Velichkovsky (1794); Begin Nativity Fast; Guria, Shamuna, and Habib, Martyrs and Confessors of Edessa
  16. 16 WednesdayNativity Fast: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mathew
  17. 17 ThursdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedThursday. St Gregory the Wonderworker; Ven. Nikon of Radonezh; Our Holy Father Longinus (4th or 5th c.)
  18. 18 FridayNativity Fast: strictFriday. Martyrs Platon and Roman; Holy Martyr Romanus and the holy child who declared for Christ (305); Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Epirus (1750), and Daniel, whom he converted
  19. 19 SaturdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSaturday. Prophet Obadiah; Ven. Barlaam and Joasaph; Our Holy Father Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow (1867)
  20. 20 SundayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSunday. 9th Sunday of Luke Forefeast of Entry
  21. 21 MondayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedMonday. Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple
  22. 22 TuesdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedTuesday. Apostles of the 70 Philemon, Archippus, Apphia, and Onesimus; St Michael, Prince of Tver; Righteous Jacob of Evia
  23. 23 WednesdayNativity Fast: strictWednesday. Our Holy Father Amphilocus, Bishop of Iconium (395); Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum; Dionysios, Patriarch of Constantinople
  24. 24 ThursdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedThursday. Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome; Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria; Hermogenes, the Martyr
  25. 25 FridayNativity Fast: wine and oil allowedFriday. Leavetaking of the Entry
  26. 26 SaturdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSaturday. Ven. Alypius the Stylite; Our Holy Father Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk (1731); St Nikon Metanoite ("Repent!") (ca. 1000)
  27. 27 SundayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSunday. 13th Sunday of Luke
  28. 28 MondayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedMonday. Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New; Martyr Irenarchus and Seven Women Martyrs at Sebaste; Martyr Timothy and his Companions at Tiberiopolis
  29. 29 TuesdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedTuesday. Martyr Paramon and Companions; Our Holy Father Pitirim of Egypt (4th c.); Our Righteous Father Nicholas, Archbishop of Thessolonica
  30. 30 WednesdayNativity Fast: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called

Strict fast Fast, with some foods allowed. Open a day to see what is allowed.