Thursday, 17 August 2028

4 August 2028 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)

Saints of the day

Holy Seven Youths of Ephesus (Seven Sleepers): Maximilian, Jamblichus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodianus (Constantine) and Antoninus († c. 250 and 408-450)
New Martyrs Michael, Simieon, and Dimitrius († 1937)
Martyr Eleutherios of Constantinople († 305-311)
Martyr Eudokia of Persia († c. 362-364)

Strict fast

Plant food without oil.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.