Orthodox Readings

September 2025

  1. 1 MondayMonday. Church New Year
  2. 2 TuesdayTuesday. Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia (275), and his parents, Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina; St John IV, Patriarch of Constantinople, known as John the Faster (595); Righteous Eleazar, son of Aaron and second High Priest of Israel
  3. 3 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia; Holy Martyr Basilissa (309); Our Holy Father Joannicius, Archbishop and first Patriarch of Serbia (1354)
  4. 4 ThursdayThursday. Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch; Holy Prophet Moses, who beheld God.; St John Mavropos, Metropolitan of Euchaita (1100)
  5. 5 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Prophet Zachariah and Elizabeth; Holy Hieromartyr Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (1649); Holy Martyrs Abda the bishop, Hormizd and Sunin of Persia (4th c)
  6. 6 SaturdaySaturday. Miracle of Archangel Michael at Colossae; Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth (1st c.), parents of St John the Forerunner.; St Maxim (Sandovich), martyr of Lemkos, Czechoslovakia (1914) (August 24 OC)
  7. 7 SundaySunday. 13th Sunday of Matthew Sunday before Elevation
  8. 8 MondayMonday. Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos
  9. 9 TuesdayTuesday. Righteous Joachim and Anna; Ven. Joseph of Volotsk; Holy Martyr Severian of Sebaste (320)
  10. 10 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, Nymphodora; Poulcheria the Empress
  11. 11 ThursdayThursday. Ven. Theodora of Alexandria; Trans. Rel. Ven. Sergius and Herman; St Euphrosynos the Cook of Alexandria (9th c.)
  12. 12 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Hieromartyr Autonomus, Bishop in Italy; Our Holy Father Athanasius the Elder of Vysotsk (early 15th c.), and his disciple Athanasius the Younger (1395); Hieromartyr Cornatus, Bishop of Iconium
  13. 13 SaturdaySaturday. Saturday before Elevation; Founding of Church of the Holy Sepulchre Saturday before Elevation
  14. 14 SundayFast day: wine and oil allowedSunday. 14th Sunday of Matthew Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross
  15. 15 MondayMonday. Greatmartyr Nicetas the Goth; Holy Martyr Porphyrius (361).; Philotheos the Righteous
  16. 16 TuesdayTuesday. Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-Praised; Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian of Carthage (258); St Ninian, Enlightener of Scotland (432)
  17. 17 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Martyr Sophia and Daughters Faith, Hope, and Love; Our Holy Father Lambert, Bishop of Maastricht (705); Herakleides & Myron, Bishops of Cyprus
  18. 18 ThursdayThursday. St Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna; St Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.)
  19. 19 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, Dorymedon; Rt. Blv. Theodore, Prince of Smolensk, and his sons Ss David and Constantine of Yaroslavl; Holy Martyr Zosimas the Hermit of Cilicia (4th c.)
  20. 20 SaturdaySaturday. Saturday after Elevation
  21. 21 SundaySunday. 15th Sunday of Matthew Sunday after Elevation
  22. 22 MondayMonday. Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope; Venerable Cosmas, desert-dweller of Zographou, Mt Athos (1323); Phocas the Gardener
  23. 23 TuesdayTuesday. Conception of St John the Baptist
  24. 24 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Holy Protomartyr Thecla, Equal to the Apostles (1st c.); St Silouan, elder of Mt Athos (1938) (September 11 OC); St Stephen, First-crowned King of Serbia (Simon the Monk) (1224)
  25. 25 ThursdayThursday. Our Holy Father Sergius of Radonezh (1392); Our Righteous Mother Euphrosyne (ca. 445); Commemoration of the Great Earthquake at Constantinople (447) and the Miracle of the Trisagion
  26. 26 FridayFast day: wine and oil allowedFriday. Repose of St John the Theologian
  27. 27 SaturdaySaturday. Martyr Callistratus and Companions; Ven. Sabbatius of Solovetsk; Holy Apostles Mark, Aristarchus and Zenas of the Seventy
  28. 28 SundaySunday. 1st Sunday of Luke Ven. Chariton the Confessor
  29. 29 MondayMonday. Ven. Cyriacos, Hermit of Palestine; St Mary of Palestine (6th c.); Holy Martyrs Dada and those with them (4th c.)
  30. 30 TuesdayTuesday. Hieromartyr Gregory of Armenia; Ven. Gregory of Vologda; Venerable Gregory of Pelshma (1441 or 1451)

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