Friday, 2 January 2026
20 December 2025 on the Old calendar
- ✚Holy Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt and All Russia (ROCOR)
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch († 107)
- Forefeast of the Nativity
- Свт. Антония, архиеп. Воронежского (1846)
- Свт. Филогония, еп. Антиохийского (323)
- Saint Daniel, Archbishop of Serbia († 1338)
- Venerable Ignatius, Archimandrite of the Kiev Caves († 1435)
- Новодворской и Леньковской (Новгород-Северской), именуемой «Спасительница утопающих», икон Божией Матери
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.