February 2026
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Sunday St Macarius the Great of Egypt; St Mark, Archbishop of Ephesus 19 January (Old Style)
- 2 Monday St Euthymius the Great 20 January (Old Style)
- 3 Tuesday St Maximus the Confessor; St Maximus the Greek 21 January (Old Style)
- 4 Wednesday Apostle Timothy; Monk-martyr Anastasius the Persian 22 January (Old Style)
- 5 Thursday Hieromartyr Clement of Ancyra; Martyr Agathangelus 23 January (Old Style)
- 6 Friday Blessed Xenia of St Petersburg 24 January (Old Style)
- 7 Saturday St Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople 25 January (Old Style)
- 8 Sunday Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church 26 January (Old Style)
- 9 Monday Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom 27 January (Old Style)
- 10 Tuesday St Ephrem the Syrian 28 January (Old Style)
- 11 Wednesday Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer 29 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 12 Thursday Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom 30 January (Old Style)
- 13 Friday Unmercenaries Cyrus and John; St Nicetas, Bishop of Novgorod 31 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 14 Saturday Universal Memorial Saturday (Meatfare Saturday) 1 February (Old Style)
- 15 Sunday Meeting of the Lord in the Temple 2 February (Old Style)
- 16 Monday Righteous Simeon the God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess 3 February (Old Style)
- 17 Tuesday St Isidore of Pelusium; Right-believing Great Prince George Vsevolodovich 4 February (Old Style)
- 18 Wednesday Martyr Agatha 5 February (Old Style)
- 19 Thursday St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna; St Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople 6 February (Old Style)
- 20 Friday St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus; St Luke of Hellas 7 February (Old Style)
- 21 Saturday Great-martyr Theodore Stratelates; Prophet Zechariah 8 February (Old Style)
- 22 Sunday Martyr Nicephorus 9 February (Old Style)
- 23 Monday Hieromartyr Haralambos 10 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 24 Tuesday Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste; Right-believing Prince Vsevolod (Gabriel) of Pskov 11 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 25 Wednesday Iveron Icon of the Theotokos 12 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 26 Thursday St Martinian; St Simeon the Myrrh-gusher of Serbia 13 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 27 Friday St Auxentius; Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs 14 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 28 Saturday Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy 15 February (Old Style) · fast day
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.