Orthodox Calendar for February 2024

February 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Ven. Macarius the Great Our Holy Father Mark Eugenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith (1443)	2 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Ven. Euthymius the Great Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (Nirra) (1st – 2nd c.) Saint Peter the Tax Collector (6th c.)	3 Ven. Maximus the Confessor Holy Martyr Agnes of Rome (ca. 304) Our Holy Father Maximos the Greek (1556)
4 35th Sunday after Pentecost New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia Apostle Timothy of the Seventy Holy Martyr Anastasius of Persia (628)	5 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 Fast 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 Fast Transl. Relics of St John Chrysostom	10 Ven. Ephrem the Syrian Our Holy Father Isaac the Syrian, bishop of Nineveh (7th c.)
11 36th Sunday after Pentecost 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 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 Fast Martyr Tryphon Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, and those with them at Carthage (203) Our Holy Mother Brigid of Kildare (524)	15 Meeting of Christ in the Temple	16 Fast Righteous Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the Prophetess Our Father among the Saints, Nikolai (Nicholas), Archbishop and Enlightener of Japan (1912)	17 Ven. Isidore of Pelusium Venerable Cyril of New Lake (Novoezezrsk) (1532)
18 Sunday of Zacchaeus 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 St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna St Photios, patriarch of Constantinople (891) Sts Barsanuphius and John the Prophet, monks of Palestine (6th c.)	20 St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus Our Venerable Father Luke the New of Mount Stirion (ca. 950)	21 Fast Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates Holy Prophet Zechariah (6th c. BC) St Sabbas II, Archbishop of Serbia (1271)	22 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 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 Hieromartyr Blaise of Sebaste Ven. Dimitry of Priluk Hieromartyr Blaise, bishop of Sebaste (316) St Theodora the Empress (867)
25 Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion St Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch St Aleksy, Metr. of All Russia St Meletios, archbishop of Antioch (381)	26 Ven. Martinian of Caesarea Holy Apostles and Martyrs Priscilla and Aquila St Symeon the Myrrh-streamer, founder of the Chilandar Monastery (1200)	27 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 Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy Our Venerable Father Dalmatius of Siberia (1697) Our Venerable Father Anthimos of Chios (1960)	29 Martyr Pamphylius and His Companions