Wednesday, 4 November 2026
22 October 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Venerable Joannicius the Great († 846)
- Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermes the Presbyter (1st C)
- Venerable Simon of Yuriev († 1584)
- Venerable Nicander, Abbot of Gorodensk (16th C)
- Venerable Mercurius, the Faster of the Kievan Far Caves, Bishop of Smolensk (14th C)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.