Orthodox Calendar for November 2028

November 2028
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Fast Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian Holy New Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th c.)	2 Martyr Acindynus of Persia and Others	3 Fast Martyrs Acepsimus, Joseph, Aithalas Holy Virgin Martyr Winefride of Treffynnon (Holywell), Wales (7th c.)	4 Ven. Joannicus the Great
5 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries Martyrs Galacteon and Wife Epistemis Repose St Jonah of Novgorod Holy Martyrs Galaction and Episteme (ca. 250) Holy Apostles Patrobas, Hermas, Linus, Gaius and Philologus Our Holy Father Gregory the Confessor, Patriarch of Alexandria (early 9th c.)	6 St Paul the Confessor of Constantinople Saint Germanus, Archbishop of Kazan (1568)	7 Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene Saint Willibrord, first Bishop of Utrecht and Apostle of Holland (739)	8 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers	9 Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius Our Father among the Saints Nectarius (Nektarios), bishop of Pentapolis, Wonderworker, and founder of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity on Aegina (1920). Our Venerable Father John the Dwarf (John the Short) (4th c.) Our Holy Mother Matrona (492) Saint Symeon Metaphrastes (960)	10 Fast Apostles of the 70 Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, Tertius Our Venerable Father Arsenios of Cappadocia, the Wonderworker (1924)	11 Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent Our Righteous Father Theodore the Studite (826)
12 23rd Sunday after Pentecost St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria Our Father among the Saints Martin, Bishop of Tours (397) Our Holy Father Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai (430) St Nilus the Myrrh-Gusher of Mt Athos (1651)	13 St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople	14 Holy Apostle Philip St Gregory Palamas (1359) Pious Emperor Justinian and His Wife Theodora (565)	15 Nativity Fast Begin Nativity Fast Our Venerable Father Paisius Velichkovsky (1794)	16 Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mathew	17 Nativity Fast St Gregory the Wonderworker Ven. Nikon of Radonezh Our Holy Father Longinus (4th or 5th c.) Our Holy Mother Hilda, Abbess of Whitby (680)	18 Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Martyrs Platon and Roman Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Epirus (1750), and Daniel, whom he converted
19 Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed 24th Sunday after Pentecost Prophet Obadiah Ven. Barlaam and Joasaph Our Holy Father Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow (1867) Holy Martyr Barlaam of Antioch (304)	20 Nativity Fast Ven. Gregory Decapolites Our Holy Father Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople (447)	21 Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple	22 Nativity Fast Apostles of the 70 Philemon, Archippus, Apphia St Michael, Prince of Tver Holy Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus, at Rome (3rd c.) Holy Prince and Passion-Bearer Peter Yaropolk (1086)	23 Nativity Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Rt. Blv. Great Prince Alexander Nevsky Our Holy Father Amphilocus, Bishop of Iconium (395) St Columban, Abbot of Luxeuil (615)	24 Nativity Fast Greatmartyr Catherine of Alexandria Holy Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Rome (ca. 100) Holy Hieromartyr Peter of Alexandria (312) Holy Martyr Mercurius of Smolensk (1238)	25 Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Leavetaking of the Entry Holy Great Martyr and Most Wise Catherine of Alexandria and those with her (305) Great Martyr Mercurius (ca. 259)
26 Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed 25th Sunday after Pentecost Ven. Alypius the Stylite Our Holy Father Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk (1731) St Nikon Metanoite ("Repent!") (ca. 1000) Holy New Martyr George of Chios (1897)	27 Nativity Fast Greatmartyr Jacob of Persia Repose of Archimandrite Lazarus (Moore) (1992) (Nov. 14 OC)	28 Nativity Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New	29 Nativity Fast Martyr Paramon and Companions Our Holy Father Pitirim of Egypt (4th c.)	30 Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called Our Venerable Father Frumentius, first Bishop of Ethiopia (4th c.)