Friday, 9 October 2026
26 September 2026 on the Old calendar
- ✚Holy Apostle James the son of Alphæus (1st C)
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Venerable Andronicus and his wife Athanasia, of Egypt (5th C)
- Righteous Forefather Abraham and his nephew Lot (2000 B.C.)
- Martyred Soldiers Juventinus and Maximus at Antioch († c. 362)
- Martyr Publia the Confessor, Deaconess of Antioch (4th C)
- Saint Stephen of Serbia
- Saint Dimitrius, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Icon of the Mother of God “of Korsun”
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.