Friday, 9 January 2026
27 December 2025 on the Old calendar
- ✚Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia († 1570)
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Afterfeast of the Theophany
- Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitene in Armenia († 259)
- Venerable Eustratius the Wonderworker († 9th C)
- Prophet Shemaiah (10th C BC)
- Saint Peter, Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia (4th C)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.