Friday, 8 May 2026
25 April 2026 on the Old calendar
- ✚Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian († 98-117)
Liturgical colour: red
Saints of the day
- Venerable Arsenius the Great († 449-450)
- New Martyr Nicephorus († 1942)
- Venerable Arsenius the Lover-of-Labor(14th C) and Pimen the Ascetic (12th C) of the Kiev Far Caves
- Righteous Emily († 375)
- Translation of the relics (1785) of Venerable Arsenius of Novgorod
- Venerable Herax of Egypt (5th C)
Fasting
Fish allowedFish, wine and oil are fine; no meat, dairy or eggs.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.