Saturday, 2 January 2027
20 December 2026 on the Old calendar
- Saturday before the Nativity of Christ
- ✚Holy Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt and All Russia (ROCOR)
Liturgical colour: gold
Saints of the day
- Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch († 107)
- Forefeast of the Nativity
- Свт. Антония, архиеп. Воронежского (1846)
- Свт. Филогония, еп. Антиохийского (323)
- Saint Daniel, Archbishop of Serbia († 1338)
- Venerable Ignatius, Archimandrite of the Kiev Caves († 1435)
- Новодворской и Леньковской (Новгород-Северской), именуемой «Спасительница утопающих», икон Божией Матери
Fasting
With oilPlant food cooked with oil, and wine; no fish.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.