Tuesday, 18 August 2026
5 August 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Forefeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
- Martyr Eusignios of Antioch († 362)
- New Martyrs Eudoxia, Daria, Daria, and Maria († 1919)
- New Martyr Simeon, bishop of Ufa († 1921)
- Сщмч. Иоанна диакона (1939)
- Hieromartyr Antherus († 236) and Fabian († 250), the Popes of Rome
- Martyrs Pontius the Roman at Cimella in France († c 257)
- Righteous Nonna, mother of St Gregory the Theologion
- Venerable Job of Uschelie
- Martyrs Cantidius, Cantidianus, and Sibella in Egypt
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.