Sunday, 18 January 2026

Saints of the day

• Saints Athanasius the Great († 373) and Cyril († 444), Archbishops of Alexandria
• Venerable Marcian of Cyprus († 388)
• Holy Hierarch Maximus of Serbia, Despot of Srem, subsequently Metropolitan of Belgrade and Srem
• Monk Athanasius of Syandem and Vologda († c. 1550)
• Venerable Silouanus of Palestine
• Righteous Athanasius Navolotsky (16th-17th C)
• Martyr Xenia
• Venerable Schema-monk Cyrill and Schema-nun Mary, parents of St Sergius of Radonezh († c. 1337)

Fasting

Any food is fine.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.

Readings

• Epistle: 1 Timothy 1:15-17
• Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28
• Epistle: Hebrews 13:7-16
• Gospel: Matthew 5:14-19
• Gospel (Matins): John 21:1-14

Full text of the readings