Sunday, 13 September 2026
31 August 2026 on the Old calendar
- Sunday before the Exaltation
- 15th Sunday after Pentecost
Liturgical colour: gold
Saints of the day
- Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem (335)
- Forefeast of the Exaltation of the Cross
- Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion (1st C)
- Hieromartyr Presbyter Julian
- St. Peter of Atroe (9th C)
- Martyrs Gordian, Macrobius, Elias, Zoticus, Lucian and Valerian (4th C)
- Holy Martyrs Seleucus, Stratonicus, Chronides, Leontius and Serapion († c. 237)
- Great Martyr Ketevan, Queen of Georgia († 1624)
- Venerable Hierotheus of Iberia (Georgia)
Fasting
No fastAny food is fine.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.
Readings
- Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15
- Gospel: Matthew 22:35-46
- Epistle: Galatians 6:11-18
- Gospel: John 3:13-17
- Epistle: Hebrews 3:1-4
- Gospel: Matthew 16:13-18
- Gospel (Matins): Luke 24:1-12
- Old Testament (Vespers): 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30
- Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 3:19-34
- Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 9:1-11