Wednesday, 1 September 2027

19 August 2027 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)

Saints of the day

Venerable Symeon the Stylite
Venerable Martha, mother of St. Symeon the Stylite
Righteous Joshua, Son of Nun
40 Virgin-Martyrs and Martyr Deacon Ammun, their instructor
Martyr Callista and her half-brothers Evodus and Hermogenes
Commemoration of the great fire at Constantinople under Emperor Leo I
Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos at the Miasena Monastery (in honor of the finding of her icon)
Venerable Evanthia
Venerable Meletius the New
New Martyr Angeles
Venerable Nicholas
Venerable Anthony in Agyia
Agathoclia
Martyr Aithalas the Deacon
Venerable New Martyr Tatiana (Gribkova) and New Martyr Natalia (Kozlova)
“Chernigov-Gethsemane” Icon of the Theotokos
Alexandria Icon of the Theotokos
Augustów Icon of the Theotokos
“All Blessed” Icon of the Theotokos in Kazan
St. Giles, Abbot and Confessor of Narbonne
Twelve Holy Brothers at Benevento
Hieromartyr Priscus, Bishop of Capua
Hieromartyr Sixtus (Xystus), bishop of Rheims
Hieromartyr Terentian, Bishop of Todi in Umbria
Martyrs Vincent and Lætus in Spain
Martyr Regulus in Piombino, Tuscany
St. Lupus, Bishop of Sens
St. Priscus, Bishop of Capua, Confessor, and his companions: Castrensis, Tammarus, Rosius, Heraclius, Secundinus, Adjutor, Mark, Augustus, Elpidius, Canion, and Vindonius
St. Constantius, Bishop of Aquino
St. Victorius, Bishop of Le Mans
Venerable Verena at Zurzach

Strict fast

Plant food without oil.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.