Orthodox Readings

October 2025

  1. 1 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary; St Romanos the Melodist of Constantinople (556); Our Holy Father Gregory the Choirmaster (Domestikos) of the Great Lavra (1355)
  2. 2 ThursdayThursday. Hieromartyr Cyprian, Martyrs Justina and Theoctistus; Bl. Andrew, Fool-for-Christ; St Cassian the Greek, Wonderworker of Uglich (1504)
  3. 3 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite; St John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea; Holy Hieromartyr Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria, and his disciples (258)
  4. 4 SaturdaySaturday. Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens; Unc. Rel. Gurias of Kazan and Varsanuphy of Tver; Our Holy Father Ammon of Egypt (4th c)
  5. 5 SundaySunday. 2nd Sunday of Luke
  6. 6 MondayMonday. Holy Apostle Thomas; Eroteis the Martyr of Cappadocia; Makarios the Righteous of Chios
  7. 7 TuesdayTuesday. Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria; Holy Hieromartyr Polychronius (4th c.); The Ninety-nine Fathers of Crete (date unknown)
  8. 8 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Ven. Pelagia the Penitent; Saint Thaïs the Repentant Harlot (4th c.); Phillip, Bishop of Gortyna
  9. 9 ThursdayThursday. Holy Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus.; Saints Andronicus and Athanasia (5th c.); Holy and Righteous Abraham and Lot
  10. 10 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia; Blessed Fool for Christ Andrew of Totma (1637); Pinytos, Bishop of Knossos
  11. 11 SaturdaySaturday. Synaxis of the Holy Startsi of Optina Monastery; Apostle Philip of the Seventy; Saint Theophanes the Hymnographer (the Branded) (847)
  12. 12 SundaySunday. 4th Sunday of Luke Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
  13. 13 MondayMonday. Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus and Agathonica, at Pergamus; Holy Martyr Zlata (Chryse) (1796); Benjamin the Deacon
  14. 14 TuesdayTuesday. Ven. Parasceva of Serbia; Holy Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, and Celsus of Milan (1st c.); Saint Cosmas the Hymnographer (8th c.)
  15. 15 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Holy Hieromartyr Lucian, Presbyter of the Church of Antioch (312); Ven. Euthymius the New of Thessalonica; Savinos the Bishop of Catania
  16. 16 ThursdayThursday. Martyr Longinus the Centurion; Our Venerable Father Gall, Enlightener of Switzerland (640); The Two Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus
  17. 17 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Prophet Hosea; Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian, the Unmercenaries of Cilicia (4th c.); Monastic Martyr Andrew of Crete
  18. 18 SaturdaySaturday. Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke
  19. 19 SundaySunday. 3rd Sunday of Luke
  20. 20 MondayMonday. Greatmartyr Artemius at Antioch; St Gerasimus the New, ascetic of Cephalonia (1579); St Jonah, Bishop of Manchuria (1925) (October 7 OC)
  21. 21 TuesdayTuesday. Ven. Hilarion the Great; Holy New Martyr John of Monembasia (1773); Martyrs Theodote and Socrates
  22. 22 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. St Abercius, Equal-to-the-Apostles; Venerable Lot of Egypt (5th c.); Holy Seven Youths of Ephesus
  23. 23 ThursdayThursday. Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord
  24. 24 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyr Arethas and Companions; Sebastiane the Martyr; Maglorious of Sark
  25. 25 SaturdaySaturday. Memorial (Demetrius) Saturday
  26. 26 SundaySunday. 6th Sunday of Luke Greatmartyr Demetrius
  27. 27 MondayMonday. Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica; St Procla, the wife of Pontius Pilate.; Our Venerable Father Demetrius of Basarabov (Romania) (13th c.)
  28. 28 TuesdayTuesday. Protection of the Most-Holy Theotokos
  29. 29 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Martyr Anastasia the Roman; Ven. Avram of Rostov; Our Holy Father Abramius (366) and his niece Mary (371) of Mesopotamia
  30. 30 ThursdayThursday. Hieromartyr Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia; Holy Apostle Cleopas; St Joseph I, Patriarch of Constantinople (1283)
  31. 31 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Holy Apostles Stachys, Apelles, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus and Aristobolus.; New Martyr Nicholas of Chios (1754); Martyr Epimachus of Alexandria, Egypt

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