Orthodox Readings

September 2028

  1. 1 FridayFast day: wine and oil allowedFriday. Church New Year
  2. 2 SaturdaySaturday. Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia (275), and his parents, Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina; St John IV, Patriarch of Constantinople, known as John the Faster (595); Righteous Eleazar, son of Aaron and second High Priest of Israel
  3. 3 SundaySunday. 13th Sunday of Matthew
  4. 4 MondayMonday. Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch; Holy Prophet Moses, who beheld God.; St John Mavropos, Metropolitan of Euchaita (1100)
  5. 5 TuesdayTuesday. Prophet Zachariah and Elizabeth; Holy Hieromartyr Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (1649); Holy Martyrs Abda the bishop, Hormizd and Sunin of Persia (4th c)
  6. 6 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Miracle of Archangel Michael at Colossae; Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth (1st c.), parents of St John the Forerunner.; St Maxim (Sandovich), martyr of Lemkos, Czechoslovakia (1914) (August 24 OC)
  7. 7 ThursdayThursday. Forefeast of Nativity
  8. 8 FridayFast day: fish, wine and oil allowedFriday. Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos
  9. 9 SaturdaySaturday. Saturday before Elevation
  10. 10 SundaySunday. 14th Sunday of Matthew Sunday before Elevation
  11. 11 MondayMonday. Ven. Theodora of Alexandria; Trans. Rel. Ven. Sergius and Herman; St Euphrosynos the Cook of Alexandria (9th c.)
  12. 12 TuesdayTuesday. Hieromartyr Autonomus, Bishop in Italy; Our Holy Father Athanasius the Elder of Vysotsk (early 15th c.), and his disciple Athanasius the Younger (1395); Hieromartyr Cornatus, Bishop of Iconium
  13. 13 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Founding of Church of the Holy Sepulchre
  14. 14 ThursdayFast day: strictThursday. Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross
  15. 15 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Greatmartyr Nicetas the Goth; Holy Martyr Porphyrius (361).; Philotheos the Righteous
  16. 16 SaturdaySaturday. Saturday after Elevation
  17. 17 SundaySunday. 15th Sunday of Matthew Sunday after Elevation
  18. 18 MondayMonday. St Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna; St Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.)
  19. 19 TuesdayTuesday. Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, Dorymedon; Rt. Blv. Theodore, Prince of Smolensk, and his sons Ss David and Constantine of Yaroslavl; Holy Martyr Zosimas the Hermit of Cilicia (4th c.)
  20. 20 WednesdayFast day: wine and oil allowedWednesday. Greatmartyr Eustathius and Martyr Theopistes; Martyrs Michael and Theodore of Chernigov; Holy Martyrs Hypatius and Andrew, Confessors of the Holy Icons (8th c.)
  21. 21 ThursdayThursday. Leavetaking Exaltation
  22. 22 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope; Venerable Cosmas, desert-dweller of Zographou, Mt Athos (1323); Phocas the Gardener
  23. 23 SaturdaySaturday. Conception of St John the Baptist
  24. 24 SundaySunday. 1st Sunday of Luke
  25. 25 MondayMonday. Our Holy Father Sergius of Radonezh (1392); Our Righteous Mother Euphrosyne (ca. 445); Commemoration of the Great Earthquake at Constantinople (447) and the Miracle of the Trisagion
  26. 26 TuesdayTuesday. Repose of St John the Theologian
  27. 27 WednesdayFast day: strictWednesday. Martyr Callistratus and Companions; Ven. Sabbatius of Solovetsk; Holy Apostles Mark, Aristarchus and Zenas of the Seventy
  28. 28 ThursdayThursday. Ven. Chariton the Confessor
  29. 29 FridayFast day: strictFriday. Ven. Cyriacos, Hermit of Palestine; St Mary of Palestine (6th c.); Holy Martyrs Dada and those with them (4th c.)
  30. 30 SaturdaySaturday. Hieromartyr Gregory of Armenia; Ven. Gregory of Vologda; Venerable Gregory of Pelshma (1441 or 1451)

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