Tuesday, 4 August 2026
22 July 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Holy Seven Youths of Ephesus (Seven Sleepers): Maximilian, Jamblichus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodianus (Constantine) and Antoninus († c. 250 and 408-450)
- Martyr Eudokia of Persia († c. 362-364)
- Martyr Eleutherios of Constantinople († 305-311)
- Hieromartyr Cosmas, Equal-to-the-Apostles
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Prozorov († 1930)
- New Martyrs Michael, Simieon, and Dimitrius († 1937)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.