January 2026
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Thursday Martyr Boniface 19 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 2 Friday Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer; Righteous John of Kronstadt 20 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 3 Saturday Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia; St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow 21 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 4 Sunday Great-martyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Bonds 22 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Monday The Ten Martyrs of Crete 23 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 6 Tuesday Monk-martyr Eugenia 24 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 7 Wednesday Nativity of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ 25 December (Old Style)
- 8 Thursday Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos 26 December (Old Style)
- 9 Friday Apostle, Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen; St Theodore the Branded 27 December (Old Style)
- 10 Saturday The 20,000 Martyrs burned at Nicomedia 28 December (Old Style)
- 11 Sunday The 14,000 Holy Innocents slain by Herod in Bethlehem; St Marcellus 29 December (Old Style)
- 12 Monday Martyr Anysia; St Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow 30 December (Old Style)
- 13 Tuesday St Melania of Rome 31 December (Old Style)
- 14 Wednesday Circumcision of the Lord. St Basil the Great 1 January (Old Style)
- 15 Thursday Repose of St Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker 2 January (Old Style)
- 16 Friday Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius 3 January (Old Style)
- 17 Saturday Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles 4 January (Old Style)
- 18 Sunday Eve of Theophany 5 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 19 Monday Holy Theophany. The Baptism of the Lord 6 January (Old Style)
- 20 Tuesday Synaxis of the Forerunner and Baptist John 7 January (Old Style)
- 21 Wednesday St George the Chozebite; St Domnica 8 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 22 Thursday Martyr Polyeuctus; St Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow 9 January (Old Style)
- 23 Friday St Gregory of Nyssa; St Paul of Komel 10 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 24 Saturday St Theodosius the Great, founder of cenobitic monasticism; St Michael of Klops 11 January (Old Style)
- 25 Sunday St Sabbas, Archbishop of Serbia 12 January (Old Style)
- 26 Monday Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus 13 January (Old Style)
- 27 Tuesday Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu; Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina, Enlightener of Georgia 14 January (Old Style)
- 28 Wednesday Sts Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-dweller 15 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 29 Thursday Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Apostle Peter 16 January (Old Style)
- 30 Friday St Anthony the Great 17 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 31 Saturday Sts Athanasius and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria 18 January (Old Style)
2026
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekFebruary 16 – February 22
- Great LentFebruary 23 – April 3
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 4 – April 5
- Holy WeekApril 6 – April 11
- Apostles' FastJune 8 – July 11
- Dormition FastAugust 14 – August 27
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.