Thursday, 24 December 2026
11 December 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Eve of the Nativity of Christ
- Nun-Martyr Eugenia of Rome, and with her the Martyrs Philip, her father, Protus, Hyacinth, Basilla, and Claudia († c. 262)
- Royal Hours
- Venerable Nicholas the Monk, of Bulgaria (9th C)
- Venerable Antiochus of Palestine († c. 635)
- Venerable Aphrodisius of Palestine
- New Martyr Akhmed of Constantinople († 1682)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.
Readings
- Epistle: Hebrews 1:1-12
- Gospel: Luke 2:1-20
- Old Testament (Vespers): Genesis 1:1-13
- Old Testament (Vespers): Numbers 24:2-3, 5-9, 17-18
- Old Testament (Vespers): Micah 4:6-7, 5:2-4
- Old Testament (Vespers): Isaiah 11:1-10
- Old Testament (Vespers): Baruch 3:36-4:4
- Old Testament (Vespers): Daniel 2:31-36, 44-45
- Old Testament (Vespers): Isaiah 9:6-7
- Old Testament (Vespers): Isaiah 7:10-16, 8:1-4, 8-10