Orthodox Calendar for February 2023

February 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Fast Ven. Macarius the Great Our Holy Father Mark Eugenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith (1443)	2 Ven. Euthymius the Great Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (Nirra) (1st – 2nd c.) Saint Peter the Tax Collector (6th c.)	3 Fast Ven. Maximus the Confessor Holy Martyr Agnes of Rome (ca. 304) Our Holy Father Maximos the Greek (1556)	4 Apostle Timothy of the Seventy Holy Martyr Anastasius of Persia (628)
5 Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel	6 Ven. Xenia of Rome Bl. Xenia of St Petersburg Our Holy Mother Xenia of Petersburg, fool for Christ (ca. 1800) Our Holy Father Macedonian (ca. 430)	7 St Gregory the Theologian	8 Ven. Xenophon and Mary St Ammonas of Egypt, disciple of St Anthony the Great (350) Our Holy Mother Paula of Rome (404)	9 Transl. Relics of St John Chrysostom	10 Ven. Ephrem the Syrian Our Holy Father Isaac the Syrian, bishop of Nineveh (7th c.)	11 Trans. Rel. Ignatius the Godbearer St Andrei Rublev, iconographer (1430) Our Holy Father Aphrahat the Persian (4th c.) Repose of Blessed Father Dimitrios Gagastathis (1975)
12 Sunday of the Prodigal Son Synaxis 3 Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom Saint Peter, King of Bulgaria (970)	13 Unmercenaries Cyrus and John Venerable Nicetas, hermit of the Kiev Caves and Bishop of Novgorod (1108) Marcella of Rome (410)	14 Martyr Tryphon Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, and those with them at Carthage (203) Our Holy Mother Brigid of Kildare (524)	15 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Meeting of Christ in the Temple	16 Righteous Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the Prophetess Our Father among the Saints, Nikolai (Nicholas), Archbishop and Enlightener of Japan (1912)	17 Fast Ven. Isidore of Pelusium Venerable Cyril of New Lake (Novoezezrsk) (1532)	18 Memorial Saturday 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)
19 Sunday of Meatfare Sunday of the Last Judgment St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna St Photios, patriarch of Constantinople (891) Sts Barsanuphius and John the Prophet, monks of Palestine (6th c.)	20 Fast—Meat Fast St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus Our Venerable Father Luke the New of Mount Stirion (ca. 950)	21 Fast—Meat Fast Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates Holy Prophet Zechariah (6th c. BC) St Sabbas II, Archbishop of Serbia (1271)	22 Fast—Meat Fast No Liturgy 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.)	23 Fast—Meat Fast 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)	24 Fast—Meat Fast No Liturgy Hieromartyr Blaise of Sebaste Ven. Dimitry of Priluk Hieromartyr Blaise, bishop of Sebaste (316) St Theodora the Empress (867)	25 Fast—Meat Fast Commemoration of Departed Righteous Monastics St Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch St Aleksy, Metr. of All Russia St Meletios, archbishop of Antioch (381)
26 Fast—Meat Fast Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion of Adam from Paradise Forgiveness Sunday Ven. Martinian of Caesarea Holy Apostles and Martyrs Priscilla and Aquila St Symeon the Myrrh-streamer, founder of the Chilandar Monastery (1200)	27 Lenten Fast—No overrides Great Canon Beginning of the Great Fast 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)	28 Lenten Fast—No overrides Great Canon Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy Our Venerable Father Dalmatius of Siberia (1697) Our Venerable Father Anthimos of Chios (1960)