September 2026
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Tuesday Martyr Andrew Stratelates and the 2,593 with him 19 August (Old Style)
- 2 Wednesday Prophet Samuel 20 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 3 Thursday Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy; Martyr Bassa 21 August (Old Style)
- 4 Friday Martyr Agathonicus and those with him 22 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Saturday Martyr Lupus; Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons 23 August (Old Style)
- 6 Sunday Hieromartyr Eutychius; Translation of the relics of St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow 24 August (Old Style)
- 7 Monday Translation of the relics of the Apostle Bartholomew; Apostle Titus 25 August (Old Style)
- 8 Tuesday Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Theotokos (deliverance of Moscow from Tamerlane, 1395) 26 August (Old Style)
- 9 Wednesday St Pimen the Great 27 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 10 Thursday St Moses the Ethiopian; Finding of the relics of St Job of Pochaev 28 August (Old Style)
- 11 Friday Beheading of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John 29 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 12 Saturday Translation of the relics of St Alexander Nevsky 30 August (Old Style)
- 13 Sunday Deposition of the Cincture of the Theotokos 31 August (Old Style)
- 14 Monday St Simeon the Stylite and his mother Martha 1 September (Old Style)
- 15 Tuesday Martyr Mamas; St John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople 2 September (Old Style)
- 16 Wednesday Hieromartyr Anthimus of Nicomedia; St Theoctistus 3 September (Old Style) · fast day
- 17 Thursday Hieromartyr Babylas of Antioch; Prophet Moses the God-seer 4 September (Old Style)
- 18 Friday Prophet Zechariah and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of John the Baptist 5 September (Old Style) · fast day
- 19 Saturday Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae (Colossae) 6 September (Old Style)
- 20 Sunday Martyr Sozon 7 September (Old Style)
- 21 Monday Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos 8 September (Old Style)
- 22 Tuesday Righteous Joachim and Anna; St Joseph of Volokolamsk 9 September (Old Style)
- 23 Wednesday Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora and Nymphodora 10 September (Old Style) · fast day
- 24 Thursday St Theodora of Alexandria; St Silouan the Athonite 11 September (Old Style)
- 25 Friday Hieromartyr Autonomus 12 September (Old Style) · fast day
- 26 Saturday Dedication of the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem; Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion 13 September (Old Style)
- 27 Sunday Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross 14 September (Old Style) · fast day
- 28 Monday Great-martyr Nicetas the Goth 15 September (Old Style)
- 29 Tuesday Great-martyr Euphemia the All-praised 16 September (Old Style)
- 30 Wednesday Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia 17 September (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.