Saturday, 29 August 2026

16 August 2026 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: gold

Saints of the day

Translation of the Holy Icon of Christ “Not-Made-By-Hands” from Edessa to Constantinople (944)
Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in Cilicia († 298)
Afterfeast of the Dormition
Мчч. 33-х Палестинских
Сщмч. Стефана пресвитера (1918)
Сщмч. Александра пресвитера, прмц. Анны и мч. Иакова (1937)
Venerable Cherimon of Egypt
Феодоровской (1239) и «Торжество Пресвятой Богородицы» (Порт-Артурской) (1904) икон Божией Матери

No fast

Any food is fine.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.