Orthodox Readings

November 2027

  1. 1 MondayMonday. Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian; Holy New Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th c.); St Theodota, Mother of Cosmas and Damian
  2. 2 TuesdayTuesday. Martyrs Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidophorus, and Anempodistus of Persia; Domnina, Domna, & Kyriaki, the Martyrs
  3. 3 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. 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 ThursdayThursday. Ven. Joannicus the Great; The Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermias the Presbyter; Porphyrios the Mime
  5. 5 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Martyrs Galacteon and Wife Epistemis; Repose St Jonah of Novgorod; Holy Apostles Patrobas, Hermas, Linus, Gaius and Philologus
  6. 6 SaturdaySaturday. St Paul the Confessor of Constantinople; Rep. St Herman, Archbishop of Kazan; Ven. Luke of Sicily (Taormina)
  7. 7 SundaySunday. 7th Sunday of Luke Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries
  8. 8 MondayMonday. Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers
  9. 9 TuesdayTuesday. Our Father among the Saints Nectarius (Nektarios), bishop of Pentapolis, Wonderworker, and founder of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity on Aegina (1920).; Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius; Our Venerable Father John the Dwarf (John the Short) (4th c.)
  10. 10 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Apostles of the 70 Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, Tertius; Our Venerable Father Arsenios of Cappadocia, the Wonderworker (1924)
  11. 11 ThursdayThursday. Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent; Our Righteous Father Theodore the Studite (826)
  12. 12 FridayFast day: wine and oil allowedFriday. 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 SaturdaySaturday. St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
  14. 14 SundaySunday. 8th Sunday of Luke Holy Apostle Philip
  15. 15 MondayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedMonday. Our Venerable Father Paisius Velichkovsky (1794); Begin Nativity Fast; Guria, Shamuna, and Habib, Martyrs and Confessors of Edessa
  16. 16 TuesdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedTuesday. Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mathew
  17. 17 WednesdayNativity Fast: strictWednesday. St Gregory the Wonderworker; Ven. Nikon of Radonezh; Our Holy Father Longinus (4th or 5th c.)
  18. 18 ThursdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedThursday. 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 FridayNativity Fast: strictFriday. Prophet Obadiah; Ven. Barlaam and Joasaph; Our Holy Father Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow (1867)
  20. 20 SaturdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSaturday. Forefeast of Entry
  21. 21 SundayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSunday. 9th Sunday of Luke Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple
  22. 22 MondayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedMonday. Apostles of the 70 Philemon, Archippus, Apphia, and Onesimus; St Michael, Prince of Tver; Righteous Jacob of Evia
  23. 23 TuesdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedTuesday. Our Holy Father Amphilocus, Bishop of Iconium (395); Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum; Dionysios, Patriarch of Constantinople
  24. 24 WednesdayNativity Fast: strictWednesday. Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome; Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria; Hermogenes, the Martyr
  25. 25 ThursdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedThursday. Leavetaking of the Entry
  26. 26 FridayNativity Fast: strictFriday. Ven. Alypius the Stylite; Our Holy Father Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk (1731); St Nikon Metanoite ("Repent!") (ca. 1000)
  27. 27 SaturdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSaturday. Greatmartyr Jacob of Persia; Repose of Archimandrite Lazarus (Moore) (1992) (Nov. 14 OC); Nathaniel of Nitria & Pinouphrios of Egypt, the Righteous
  28. 28 SundayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSunday. 13th Sunday of Luke
  29. 29 MondayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedMonday. Martyr Paramon and Companions; Our Holy Father Pitirim of Egypt (4th c.); Our Righteous Father Nicholas, Archbishop of Thessolonica
  30. 30 TuesdayNativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedTuesday. Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called

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