Orthodox Calendar for October 2025

October 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Fast St Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna St Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.)	2 Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, Dorymedon Ss David and Constantine of Yaroslavl Holy Martyr Zosimas the Hermit of Cilicia (4th c.)	3 Fast Greatmartyr Eustathius and Martyr Theopistes Martyrs Michael and Theodore of Chernigov Holy Martyrs Hypatius and Andrew, Confessors of the Holy Icons (8th c.) Sts Anastasius, Theodore, Euprepius and Anastasius the Younger, confessors and disciples of St Maximos the Confessor (7th c.)	4 Saturday after Elevation Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy Unc. Rel. St Dimitry, Metr. Rostov Holy Prophet Jonas (Jonah) (9th c. BC) Apostle Quadratus (Codratus) of the Seventy (130) Our Venerable Father Joseph of Zaonikiev Monastery(1612)
5 17th Sunday after Pentecost Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope Venerable Cosmas, desert-dweller of Zographou, Mt Athos (1323)	6 Conception of St John the Baptist Holy Martyr Iraida (Rais) of Alexandria (308) New Martyr John of Epirus (1814)	7 Holy New Martyrs of Alaska Holy Protomartyr Thecla, Equal to the Apostles (1st c.) St Silouan, elder of Mt Athos (1938) (September 11 OC) St Stephen, First-crowned King of Serbia (Simon the Monk) (1224)	8 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Repose of Ven. Sergius of Radonezh Our Righteous Mother Euphrosyne (ca. 445) Our Holy Father Sergius of Radonezh (1392) Commemoration of the Great Earthquake at Constantinople (447) and the Miracle of the Trisagion Venerable Dosithea, recluse of the Kiev Caves (1776)	9 Repose of St John the Theologian	10 Fast Martyr Callistratus and Companions Ven. Sabbatius of Solovetsk Holy Apostles Mark, Aristarchus and Zenas of the Seventy Holy New Martyr Aquilina (1764)	11 Ven. Chariton the Confessor Holy Prophet Baruch (6th c. BC) Holy Martyr Vatslav (Wenceslas), King of the Czechs (929)
12 18th Sunday after Pentecost Ven. Cyriacos, Hermit of Palestine St Mary of Palestine (6th c.) Holy Martyrs Dada and those with them (4th c.) Venerable Cyprian of Ustiug (1276)	13 Hieromartyr Gregory of Armenia Ven. Gregory of Vologda Venerable Gregory of Pelshma (1441 or 1451) Our Father among the Saints Michael, Metropolitan of Kiev (992)	14 Protection (Pokrov) of the Most-Holy Theotokos St Romanos the Melodist of Constantinople (556) Our Holy Father Gregory the Choirmaster (Domestikos) of the Great Lavra (1355) Saint Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle to the Franks (533)	15 Fast Hieromartyr Cyprian, Martyrs Justina and Theoctistus Bl. Andrew, Fool-for-Christ Hieromartyr Cyprian and Virgin-Martyr Justina (304). St Cassian the Greek, Wonderworker of Uglich (1504)	16 Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite Holy Hieromartyr Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria, and his disciples (258) St John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (532)	17 Fast Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens Unc. Rel. Gurias of Kazan and Varsanuphy of Tver Our Holy Father Ammon of Egypt (4th c)	18 Ss Peter, Aleksy, Jonah, Philip, Germogen, Metrs. Moscow Holy Martyr Charitina of Amissos (304) Our Holy Mother Methodia of Kimolos (1865)
19 19th Sunday after Pentecost St Innocent, Metr. of Moscow / Holy Apostle Thomas	20 Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria Holy Hieromartyr Polychronius (4th c.) The Ninety-nine Fathers of Crete (date unknown)	21 Ven. Pelagia the Penitent Saint Thaïs the Repentant Harlot (4th c.)	22 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed St Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow / Holy Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus Holy Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus. Saints Andronicus and Athanasia (5th c.) Holy and Righteous Abraham and Lot St Stephen the Blind, Prince of Serbia (1476) Holy Hieromartyr Denis (Dionysius), first Bishop of Paris (ca. 258)	23 Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia Blessed Fool for Christ Andrew of Totma (1637)	24 Fast Apostle Philip of the Seventy Synaxis of the Holy Startsi of Optina Monastery Saint Theophanes the Hymnographer (the Branded) (847) Our Holy Father Philotheos Kokkinos,Patriarch of Constantinople (1379)	25 Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus St Symeon the New Theologian (1022)
26 20th Sunday after Pentecost Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council Martyr Carpus and Companions at Pergamus Holy Martyr Zlata (Chryse) (1796)	27 Ven. Parasceva of Serbia Holy Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, and Celsus of Milan (1st c.) Saint Cosmas the Hymnographer (8th c.) Saint Nicholas the Pious (Sviatosha), Prince of Chernigov (1143)	28 Ven. Euthymius the New of Thessalonica Holy Hieromartyr Lucian, Presbyter of the Church of Antioch (312)	29 Fast Martyr Longinus the Centurion Our Venerable Father Gall, Enlightener of Switzerland (640)	30 Prophet Hosea Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian, the Unmercenaries of Cilicia (4th c.)	31 Fast Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke