Orthodox Calendar for November 2023

November 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Fast Prophet Joel Relics Ven. John of Rila Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt (1908). Holy Martyr Varus and those with him (304) Holy Hieromartyr Sadoth (Shahdost) and his 128 companions (342)	2 Greatmartyr Artemius at Antioch St Gerasimus the New, ascetic of Cephalonia (1579) St Jonah, Bishop of Manchuria (1925) (October 7 OC)	3 Fast Ven. Hilarion the Great Holy New Martyr John of Monembasia (1773)	4 Memorial (Demetrius) Saturday St Abercius, Equal-to-the-Apostles Venerable Lot of Egypt (5th c.) Holy Seven Youths of Ephesus
5 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord Saint Macarius the Roman of Mesopotamia (?)	6 Martyr Arethas and Companions	7 Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries St Tabitha of Joppa	8 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Greatmartyr Demetrius	9 Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica St Procla, the wife of Pontius Pilate. Our Venerable Father Demetrius of Basarabov (Romania) (13th c.)	10 Fast Martyrs Terence, Neonila and Children St Arsenius of Serbia St Dimitri (Demetrius) of Rostov (1709) Our Holy Father Firmilian, Bishop of Caesarea (268) Holy Hieromartyr Cyriacus, Bishop of Jerusalem, and his mother Anna (4th c.)	11 Martyr Anastasia the Roman Our Holy Father Abramius (366) and his niece Mary (371) of Mesopotamia
12 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Hieromartyr Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia Holy Apostle Cleopas St Joseph I, Patriarch of Constantinople (1283) Holy Martyr Hermengild, Prince of the Visigoths (486) Holy Hieromartyr John Kochurov, First Hieromartyr of the Russian Revolution (1917)	13 Hieromartyr John Kochurov Holy Apostles Stachys, Apelles, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus and Aristobolus. New Martyr Nicholas of Chios (1754)	14 Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian Holy New Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th c.)	15 Fast Martyr Acindynus of Persia and Others	16 Martyrs Acepsimus, Joseph, Aithalas Holy Virgin Martyr Winefride of Treffynnon (Holywell), Wales (7th c.)	17 Fast Ven. Joannicus the Great	18 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.)
19 24th Sunday after Pentecost Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries St Paul the Confessor of Constantinople Saint Germanus, Archbishop of Kazan (1568)	20 Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene Saint Willibrord, first Bishop of Utrecht and Apostle of Holland (739)	21 Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers	22 Fast 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)	23 Apostles of the 70 Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, Tertius Our Venerable Father Arsenios of Cappadocia, the Wonderworker (1924)	24 Fast Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent Our Righteous Father Theodore the Studite (826)	25 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)
26 25th Sunday after Pentecost St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople	27 Holy Apostle Philip St Gregory Palamas (1359) Pious Emperor Justinian and His Wife Theodora (565)	28 Nativity Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Begin Nativity Fast Our Venerable Father Paisius Velichkovsky (1794)	29 Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mathew	30 Nativity Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed St Gregory the Wonderworker Ven. Nikon of Radonezh Our Holy Father Longinus (4th or 5th c.) Our Holy Mother Hilda, Abbess of Whitby (680)