Orthodox Readings

November 2025

  1. 1 SaturdaySaturday. Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian; Holy New Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th c.); St Theodota, Mother of Cosmas and Damian
  2. 2 SundaySunday. 5th Sunday of Luke Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries
  3. 3 MondayMonday. 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 TuesdayTuesday. Ven. Joannicus the Great; The Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermias the Presbyter; Porphyrios the Mime
  5. 5 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Martyrs Galacteon and Wife Epistemis; Repose St Jonah of Novgorod; Holy Apostles Patrobas, Hermas, Linus, Gaius and Philologus
  6. 6 ThursdayThursday. St Paul the Confessor of Constantinople; Rep. St Herman, Archbishop of Kazan; Ven. Luke of Sicily (Taormina)
  7. 7 FridayFast day: strictFriday. 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 SaturdaySaturday. Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers
  9. 9 SundaySunday. 7th Sunday of Luke
  10. 10 MondayMonday. Apostles of the 70 Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, Tertius; Our Venerable Father Arsenios of Cappadocia, the Wonderworker (1924)
  11. 11 TuesdayTuesday. Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent; Our Righteous Father Theodore the Studite (826)
  12. 12 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. 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 ThursdayThursday. St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
  14. 14 FridayFast day: fish, wine and oil allowedFriday. Holy Apostle Philip
  15. 15 SaturdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSaturday. Our Venerable Father Paisius Velichkovsky (1794); Begin Nativity Fast; Guria, Shamuna, and Habib, Martyrs and Confessors of Edessa
  16. 16 SundayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSunday. Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mathew
  17. 17 MondayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedMonday. St Gregory the Wonderworker; Ven. Nikon of Radonezh; Our Holy Father Longinus (4th or 5th c.)
  18. 18 TuesdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedTuesday. 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 WednesdayNativity Fast: strictWednesday. Prophet Obadiah; Ven. Barlaam and Joasaph; Our Holy Father Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow (1867)
  20. 20 ThursdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedThursday. Forefeast of Entry
  21. 21 FridayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedFriday. Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple
  22. 22 SaturdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSaturday. Apostles of the 70 Philemon, Archippus, Apphia, and Onesimus; St Michael, Prince of Tver; Righteous Jacob of Evia
  23. 23 SundayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSunday. 9th Sunday of Luke
  24. 24 MondayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedMonday. Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome; Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria; Hermogenes, the Martyr
  25. 25 TuesdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedTuesday. Leavetaking of the Entry
  26. 26 WednesdayNativity Fast: strictWednesday. Ven. Alypius the Stylite; Our Holy Father Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk (1731); St Nikon Metanoite ("Repent!") (ca. 1000)
  27. 27 ThursdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedThursday. Greatmartyr Jacob of Persia; Repose of Archimandrite Lazarus (Moore) (1992) (Nov. 14 OC); Nathaniel of Nitria & Pinouphrios of Egypt, the Righteous
  28. 28 FridayNativity Fast: strictFriday. Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New; Martyr Irenarchus and Seven Women Martyrs at Sebaste; Martyr Timothy and his Companions at Tiberiopolis
  29. 29 SaturdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSaturday. Martyr Paramon and Companions; Our Holy Father Pitirim of Egypt (4th c.); Our Righteous Father Nicholas, Archbishop of Thessolonica
  30. 30 SundayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSunday. Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called

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