Orthodox Calendar for February 2026

February 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion Martyr Tryphon Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, and those with them at Carthage (203) Our Holy Mother Brigid of Kildare (524)	2 Meeting of Christ in the Temple	3 Righteous Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the Prophetess Our Father among the Saints, Nikolai (Nicholas), Archbishop and Enlightener of Japan (1912)	4 Ven. Isidore of Pelusium Venerable Cyril of New Lake (Novoezezrsk) (1532)	5 Repose St Theodosius of Chernigov Holy Martyr Agatha of Palermo in Sicily (251) Our Holy Father Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople (970) Holy New Martyr Antony of Athens (1774)	6 St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna St Photios, patriarch of Constantinople (891) Sts Barsanuphius and John the Prophet, monks of Palestine (6th c.)	7 St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus Our Venerable Father Luke the New of Mount Stirion (ca. 950)
8 Sunday of the Prodigal Son Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates Holy Prophet Zechariah (6th c. BC) St Sabbas II, Archbishop of Serbia (1271)	9 Leavetaking of Meeting Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch Relics of St Innocent of Irkutsk Hieromartyr Peter of Damascus, bishop of Damascus (ca. 776) Peter of Damascus, Hesychast (12th c.)	10 Hieromartyr Haralambos Hieromartyr Haralambos (Charalampus), bishop of Magnesia (202) St Scholastica of Italy, sister of St Benedict (543) Our Venerable Father Prochorus of the Kiev Caves (1107)	11 Fast Hieromartyr Blaise of Sebaste Ven. Dimitry of Priluk Hieromartyr Blaise, bishop of Sebaste (316) St Theodora the Empress (867)	12 St Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch St Aleksy, Metr. of All Russia St Meletios, archbishop of Antioch (381)	13 Fast Ven. Martinian of Caesarea Holy Apostles and Martyrs Priscilla and Aquila St Symeon the Myrrh-streamer, founder of the Chilandar Monastery (1200)	14 Memorial Saturday St Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs Our Holy Father Auxentius (470) What Happened to Valentine's Day? Venerable Maron the Hermit of Syria (ca. 423)
15 Sunday of Meatfare Sunday of the Last Judgment Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy Our Venerable Father Dalmatius of Siberia (1697) Our Venerable Father Anthimos of Chios (1960)	16 Fast—Meat Fast Martyr Pamphylius and His Companions	17 Fast—Meat Fast Greatmartyr Theodore Tyro Hieromartyr Germogen, Patriarch of Moscow	18 Fast—Meat Fast No Liturgy St Leo the Great, Pope of Rome	19 Fast—Meat Fast Apostles of the Seventy Archippus and Philemon Our Venerable Mother Philothea of Athens (1589)	20 Fast—Meat Fast No Liturgy St Leo, Bishop of Catania St Bessarion the Great, wonder-worker of Egypt (466) Thirty-four Holy Martyrs of the Monastery of Valaam (1578)	21 Fast—Meat Fast Commemoration of Departed Righteous Monastics Ven. Timothy of Symbola St Eustathius, archbishop of Antioch (337) St John the Scholastic, patriarch of Constantinople (577) Saint Zachariah, Patriarch of Jerusalem (632)
22 Fast—Meat Fast Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion of Adam from Paradise Forgiveness Sunday Unc. Rel. Holy Martyrs at Gate of Eugenius	23 Lenten Fast—No overrides Great Canon Beginning of the Great Fast Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna Saint Gorgonia (372) Our Venerable Father Alexander the Unsleeping (430)	24 Lenten Fast—No overrides Great Canon 1st and 2nd Finding Honorable Head of St John the Baptist Saint Aethelberht (Ethelbert), first Christian King of Kent (616)	25 Lenten Fast—No overrides Great Canon; Presanctified Liturgy St Tarasius, Abp. of Constantinople	26 Lenten Fast—No overrides Great Canon St Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza St Photini the Samaritan Woman, and those with her (66)	27 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy St Raphael Bishop of Brooklyn Our Holy Father Procopius of Decapolis (9th c.) Our Venerable Father Titus of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves (1190) Our Holy Father Leander, Bishop of Seville and Apostle of Spain (600)	28 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed St Theodore Tyro (the Recruit) Ven. Basil the Confessor Blessed Nicholas of Pskov, fool for Christ (1576)