Friday, 18 September 2026
5 September 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- St. Eumenius, Bishop of Gortyna (7th C)
- Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross
- Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd C)
- Martyrs Sophia and Irene of Egypt (3rd C)
- Martyr Castor of Alexandria
- Saint Arkady, Bishop of Novgorod
- Great Martyr Prince Bidzini (Cholokashvili), and the martyred princes Shalva, and Elizbar of Xana, Georgia († 1660)
- Venerable Hillarion of Optina
- New Hieromartyr Amphilochiy, Bishop of Krasnoyarsk and those with him († 1937)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.