Friday, 6 November 2026
24 October 2026 on the Old calendar
- ✚Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” (1688)
Liturgical colour: blue
Saints of the day
- Martyr Arethas and with him 4299 Martyrs († 523)
- Прп. Зосимы (1833)
- New Hieromartyr Laurentius, Bishop of Balakhninsk († 1918)
- Прп. Арефы исп. (1932)
- Сщмчч. Иоанна и Николая пресвитеров (1937)
- Сщмч. Петра пресвитера (1938)
- Blessed Elezboi, King of Ethiopia († c. 553-555)
- Martyr Syncletia and her 2 daughters (6th C)
- Venerable Arethas (12th C), Sisoes (13th C) and Theophilus (12th-13th C), Hermits of the Kiev Caves
- Venerable Athanasius, Patriarch of Constantinople
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.