Orthodox Readings

July 2026

  1. 1 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Unmercenary Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian; Constantine the New Martyr of Cyprus; Aaron and Julius the Martyrs of Caerelon
  2. 2 ThursdayThursday. Robe of the Theotokos at Blachernae; St John (Maximovich), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1966) (June 19 OC); St Juvenal, Patriarch of Jerusalem (458)
  3. 3 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyr Hyacinth; Trans. Rel. Philip, Metr. Moscow; Our Holy Father Isaiah the Solitary (491)
  4. 4 SaturdaySaturday. St Andrew of Crete; Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsaritsa Alexandra, Crown Prince Alexei, and Grand duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, and those martyred with them (1918).; St Martha, mother of St Symeon of the Wonderful Mountain (551)
  5. 5 SundaySunday. 5th Sunday of Matthew
  6. 6 MondayMonday. Ven. Sisoes the Great; Holy Martyrs Marinus and Martha, and those with them (269); Holy Apostles Archippus, Philemon and Onesimus
  7. 7 TuesdayTuesday. Ven. Thomas of Mt Maleon; Holy Martyr Kyriake of Nicomedia (289); Willibald, Bishop of Eichstatt
  8. 8 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Greatmartyr Procopius of Caesarea; Appearance of the "Kazan" icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1579); St Procopius, Fool for Christ (1303)
  9. 9 ThursdayThursday. Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina; Dionysios the Orator; Metrophanes of Mount Athos
  10. 10 FridayFast day: strictFriday. St Anthony of the Kiev Caves (1073); Holy 45 Martyrs of Nikopolis in Armenia (319); The Placing of the Precious Robe of the Lord in Moscow (1625)
  11. 11 SaturdaySaturday. Greatmartyr Euphemia; Blessed Princess Olga; New Martyrs Nikodemos (1722) and Nektarios (1820)
  12. 12 SundaySunday. 6th Sunday of Matthew
  13. 13 MondayMonday. Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel; Holy Martyr Golinduc of Persia (6th c.); Saint Julian, Bishop of Cenomanis (Le Mans) (1st c.)
  14. 14 TuesdayTuesday. Apostle Aquila of the Seventy and St Priscilla; Our Father among the Saints Joseph, Archbishop of Thessalonika (833); St Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain, spiritual writer (1809)
  15. 15 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir (in holy baptism Basil), enlightener of the Russian Land (1051); Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta (304); The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios
  16. 16 ThursdayThursday. Hieromartyr Athenogenes, Bishop of Heracleopolis; Julia the Virgin-martyr of Carthage; 1,015 Martyrs in Pisidia
  17. 17 FridayFast day: wine and oil allowedFriday. Greatmartyr Marina; Veronika & Speratos the Martyrs; Kenelm, Prince of Mercia
  18. 18 SaturdaySaturday. Martyr Emilian of Silistria; St Pambo, hermit of Egypt (374? 386?); Holy Martyrs Paul, Thea and Valentine
  19. 19 SundaySunday. 7th Sunday of Matthew Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council
  20. 20 MondayMonday. Holy Prophet Elijah
  21. 21 TuesdayTuesday. Prophet Ezekiel; Our Righteous Fathers John and Symeon, the Fool for Christ's Sake (570); Marcella, Virgin-Martyr of Chios (ca. 1500)
  22. 22 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Holy Myrrhbearer Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles; Martyr Markella of Chios
  23. 23 ThursdayThursday. Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope; Hieromartyr Apollinarius, bishop of Ravenna (75); Holy Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. BC)
  24. 24 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyr Christina of Tyre (200); Holy Martyrs and Passion-bearers Boris and Gleb of Russia, in holy baptism Romanus and David (1015); Athenagorus the Apologist
  25. 25 SaturdaySaturday. Dormition Righteous Anna, Mother of Theotokos; Commemoration of the holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553); St Olympias the Deaconess (408)
  26. 26 SundaySunday. 8th Sunday of Matthew
  27. 27 MondayMonday. Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon
  28. 28 TuesdayTuesday. Apostles of 70 Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas; St Irene, Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou (912); Our Righteous Father Paul of Xeropotamou
  29. 29 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Martyr Callinicus of Gangra; Holy Martyr Seraphima (2nd c.); Theodota the Martyr and her Children
  30. 30 ThursdayThursday. Apostles Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus, and Andronicus of the Seventy; Hieromartyr Polychronius, Bishop of Babylon, and those with him (251); Venerable Angelina, Princess of Albania.
  31. 31 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Forefeast of the Procession of the Lifegiving Cross

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