Tuesday, 3 February 2026

21 January 2026 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: gold

Saints of the day

Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess (1st C)
Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Nicholas, Archbishop and Enlightener of Japan († 1912)
Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord
Prophet Azarias (10th C. BC)
Martyrs Adrian and Evboulus
Martyr Blaise of Cæsarea (3rd C)
Martyrs Papius, Diodorus, and Claudian
Right-Believing Prince Romanus of Uglich († 1285)
Saint Symeon, Bishop of Tver († 1289)
Right-believing Great Prince Sviatoslav, in baptism Gabriel
Holy Hierarch Ansgar, Archbishop of Bremen and Hamburg, Enlightener of Denmark and the North († 865)
Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow, Enlightener of Siberia and Alaska

No fast

Any food is fine.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.