Orthodox Readings

January 2026

  1. 1 ThursdayThursday. Circumcision of Our Lord
  2. 2 FridayFriday. Forefeast of Theophany
  3. 3 SaturdaySaturday. Saturday before Theophany; Forefeast of Theophany Saturday before Theophany
  4. 4 SundaySunday. Sunday before Theophany Forefeast of Theophany
  5. 5 MondayFast day: strictMonday. Eve of Theophany
  6. 6 TuesdayTuesday. Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
  7. 7 WednesdayFast day: fish, wine and oil allowedWednesday. Synaxis of St John the Baptist
  8. 8 ThursdayThursday. Our Venerable Mother Domnica (Domnina) (ca. 474); Saint Atticus, Patriarch of Constantinople (425); Saint Severinus (482)
  9. 9 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitene in Armenia; Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow; Saint Peter II, Bishop of Sebaste (4th c.)
  10. 10 SaturdaySaturday. Saturday after Theophany
  11. 11 SundaySunday. Sunday after Theophany
  12. 12 MondayMonday. St Sava, Archbishop of Serbia; Holy Martyr Tatiana (ca. 230); Venerable Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth (689-690)
  13. 13 TuesdayTuesday. Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus; Our Holy Father Maximos Kavsokalybites (the Hut-burner) (1365); Our Holy Father Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers (369)
  14. 14 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Leavetaking of Theophany
  15. 15 ThursdayThursday. Ven. Paul of Thebes and John Calabytes; Our Holy Father John Kalyvites (the hut-dweller) (ca. 450); Saint Ita of Kileedy, Ireland (570)
  16. 16 FridayFast day: wine and oil allowedFriday. Veneration of Chains of Apostle Peter; Righteous Hierodeacon Makarios of Kalogeras; Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos
  17. 17 SaturdaySaturday. Ven. Godbearing Anthony the Great
  18. 18 SundaySunday. 12th Sunday of Luke
  19. 19 MondayMonday. Ven. Macarius the Great; Our Holy Father Mark Eugenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith (1443); Makarios of Alexandria
  20. 20 TuesdayTuesday. Ven. Euthymius the Great
  21. 21 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Ven. Maximus the Confessor; Holy Martyr Agnes of Rome (ca. 304); Our Holy Father Maximos the Greek (1556)
  22. 22 ThursdayThursday. Apostle Timothy of the Seventy; Holy Martyr Anastasius of Persia (628); Joseph the Sanctified
  23. 23 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel; Righteous Father Dionysius of Olympus
  24. 24 SaturdaySaturday. Ven. Xenia of Rome; Bl. Xenia of St Petersburg; Our Holy Father Macedonian (ca. 430)
  25. 25 SundaySunday. 15th Sunday of Luke St Gregory the Theologian
  26. 26 MondayMonday. 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 TuesdayTuesday. Transl. Relics of St John Chrysostom
  28. 28 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Ven. Ephrem the Syrian; Our Holy Father Isaac the Syrian, bishop of Nineveh (7th c.); James the Righteous
  29. 29 ThursdayThursday. Trans. Rel. Ignatius the Godbearer; St Andrei Rublev, iconographer (1430); Our Holy Father Aphrahat the Persian (4th c.)
  30. 30 FridayFast day: wine and oil allowedFriday. Synaxis 3 Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom
  31. 31 SaturdaySaturday. 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.