Orthodox Readings

January 2023

  1. 1 SundaySunday. Sunday before Theophany Circumcision of Our Lord
  2. 2 MondayMonday. Forefeast of Theophany
  3. 3 TuesdayTuesday. Forefeast of Theophany
  4. 4 WednesdayWednesday. Forefeast of Theophany
  5. 5 ThursdayFast day: strictThursday. Eve of Theophany
  6. 6 FridayFriday. Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
  7. 7 SaturdaySaturday. Saturday after Theophany; Synaxis of St John the Baptist Saturday after Theophany
  8. 8 SundaySunday. Sunday after Theophany
  9. 9 MondayMonday. Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitene in Armenia; Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow; Saint Peter II, Bishop of Sebaste (4th c.)
  10. 10 TuesdayTuesday. St Gregory of Nyssa; St Theophan the Recluse; Dometian, Bishop of Melitene
  11. 11 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Our Holy Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch (519); The Venerable Vitalis (5th c.); Venerable Michael of Klops, Fool for Christ (1456)
  12. 12 ThursdayThursday. St Sava, Archbishop of Serbia; Holy Martyr Tatiana (ca. 230); Venerable Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth (689-690)
  13. 13 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus; Our Holy Father Maximos Kavsokalybites (the Hut-burner) (1365); Our Holy Father Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers (369)
  14. 14 SaturdaySaturday. Leavetaking of Theophany
  15. 15 SundaySunday. 12th Sunday of Luke
  16. 16 MondayMonday. Veneration of Chains of Apostle Peter; Righteous Hierodeacon Makarios of Kalogeras; Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos
  17. 17 TuesdayTuesday. Ven. Godbearing Anthony the Great
  18. 18 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Ss Athanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria; Zenia the Martyr
  19. 19 ThursdayThursday. Ven. Macarius the Great; Our Holy Father Mark Eugenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith (1443); Makarios of Alexandria
  20. 20 FridayFast day: wine and oil allowedFriday. Ven. Euthymius the Great
  21. 21 SaturdaySaturday. Ven. Maximus the Confessor; Holy Martyr Agnes of Rome (ca. 304); Our Holy Father Maximos the Greek (1556)
  22. 22 SundaySunday. 15th Sunday of Luke New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
  23. 23 MondayMonday. Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel; Righteous Father Dionysius of Olympus
  24. 24 TuesdayTuesday. Ven. Xenia of Rome; Bl. Xenia of St Petersburg; Our Holy Father Macedonian (ca. 430)
  25. 25 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. St Gregory the Theologian
  26. 26 ThursdayThursday. Ven. Xenophon, Mary, and their sons Arcadius and John; St Ammonas of Egypt, disciple of St Anthony the Great (350); Our Holy Mother Paula of Rome (404)
  27. 27 FridayFast day: wine and oil allowedFriday. Transl. Relics of St John Chrysostom
  28. 28 SaturdaySaturday. Ven. Ephrem the Syrian; Our Holy Father Isaac the Syrian, bishop of Nineveh (7th c.); James the Righteous
  29. 29 SundaySunday. Sunday of the Canaanite Woman
  30. 30 MondayMonday. Synaxis 3 Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom
  31. 31 TuesdayTuesday. Unmercenaries Cyrus and John; Venerable Nicetas, hermit of the Kiev Caves and Bishop of Novgorod (1108); Marcella of Rome (410)

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