Wednesday, 2 September 2026

20 August 2026 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)

Saints of the day

Martyr Mamas of Cæsarea in Cappadocia (3rd C) and his parents Theodotus and Rufina
St. John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople († 595)
Venerable Anthony and Theodosius of the Kiev Caves
3,618 Martyrs who suffered at Nicomedia (3rd-4th C)
Righteous Eleazar, son of Aaron
Venerable Elpidius the Abbot
Icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga
New Hieromartyr Barsonuphius, bishop of Kirillovo and those with him († 1918)
New Hieromartyr Damascene, bishop of Starodub and those with him († 1937)

Strict fast

Plant food without oil.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.