Friday, 22 January 2027
9 January 2027 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Apostle Timothy of the Seventy († 96)
- Venerable Martyr Anastasius the Persian (628)
- Venerable Martyr Anastasius the Deacon of the Kiev Caves, near caves (12th C)
- Martyred Bishops: Manuel, bishop of Adrianople; George, bishop of Debelt (Deultum); Peter; and Leontius, bishop of Nicæa; Martyred Priest Parodus; Martyred Generals Leontus and John; Martyred laymen Gabriel and Sionius and 377 others in Bulgaria († c. 817)
- Venerable Macarius of Zhabyn and Belyov, the Wonderworker († 1623)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.