Thursday, 1 January 2026

19 December 2025 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: red

Saints of the day

Martyr Boniface at Tarsus in Cilicia and the Righteous Aglae (Aglaida) of Rome († 290)
Martyrs Elias, Probos and Ares in Cilicia († 308)
Martyr Polyeuctus of Cæsarea in Cappadocia and Timothy
Saint Gregory, Bishop of Omiritia († c. 552)
Saint Boniface the Merciful, Bishop of Florence (6th C)
Venerable Ilya of Murom, Wonderworker of the Kiev Caves († c. 1188)

With oil

Plant food cooked with oil, and wine; no fish.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.