Friday, 12 November 2027
30 October 2027 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria († 612)
- Venerable Nilus the Faster, of Sinai (5th C)
- Prophet Ahijah (c † 960 BC)
- St Leo Stipiotes, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Venerable Nilus the Myrrhstreaming of Mt Athos (17th C)
- Venerable Martin, Bishop of Frangia
- Blessed John “the Hairy” and Fool-For-Christ at Rostov († 1580)
- New Martyrs Sabbas and Nicholas of Constantinople
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.