Wednesday, 28 January 2026
15 January 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Venerable Ephraim the Syrian († c. 373-379)
- Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma († 1568)
- Venerable Palladius the Hermit of Antioch (4th C)
- Venerable Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Nineveh (7th C)
- Venerable Ephraim of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Pereyaslavl († c. 1098)
- Venerable Ephraim, Abbot and Wonderworker of Torzhok (Novy Torg) († 1053)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.