Monday, 3 August 2026
21 July 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Venerable Anthony the Roman, Abbot and Wonderworker of Novgorod († 1147)
- Venerable Isaac, Dalmatius and Faustus, Ascetics of the Dalmatian Monastery in Constantinople (4th-5th C)
- Venerable Cosmas, the Eunuch and Hermit of Palestine (6th C)
- Holy Myrrh-bearing Woman Salome
- Venerable John the Confessor, Abbot of Patalareia
- Martyr Razhden the Persian of Georgia († 457)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.