Orthodox Calendar for August 2025

August 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Fast Unc. Rel. Ven. Seraphim of Sarov St Macrina, sister of St Basil the Great and St Gregory of Nyssa (380)	2 Holy Prophet Elijah Martyrs Maria (Skobtsova), Dimitri (Klepenin) and those with them, who perished in the Nazi concentration camps (1944-1945)
3 8th Sunday after Pentecost Prophet Ezekiel Our Righteous Fathers John and Symeon, the Fool for Christ's Sake (570) Marcella, Virgin-Martyr of Chios (ca. 1500)	4 Holy Myrrhbearer Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles	5 Martys Trophimus, Theophilus and Companions Hieromartyr Apollinarius, bishop of Ravenna (75) Holy Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. BC) Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel	6 Fast Martyrs Boris and Gleb, Passionbearers Martyr Christina of Tyre (200)	7 Dormition Righteous Anna, Mother of Theotokos Commemoration of the holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553) St Olympias the Deaconess (408)	8 Fast Repose of St Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus (305), Hermippus, and Hermocrates at Nicomedia Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeve (140)	9 Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon St Clement, Archbishop of Ochrid (916) Commemoration of the canonization (1970) of St Herman of Alaska (1837)
10 9th Sunday after Pentecost Apostles of 70 Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas St Irene, Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou (912)	11 Martyr Callinicus of Gangra Holy Martyr Seraphima (2nd c.)	12 Apostles Silas and Silvanus of the Seventy Hieromarytyr Polychronius, Bishop of Babylon, and those with him (251) Venerable Angelina, Princess of Albania.	13 Fast Forefeast of the Procession of the Lifegiving Cross Righteous Joseph of Arimathea Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.) Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.)	14 Dormition Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Procession of the Lifegiving Cross; 7 Maccabean Martyrs Begin Dormition Fast St Nicholas, enlightener of Japan (1912)	15 Dormition Fast Trans. Rel. Protomartyr Stephen Bl. Vasily, Fool-for-Christ Hieromartyr Stephen, Pope of Rome (257), and those with him	16 Dormition Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Ven. Isaac, Dalmatius, Faustus Ven. Anthony the Roman of Novgorod Holy Myrrh-bearer Salome
17 Dormition Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed 10th Sunday after Pentecost Seven Sleepers of Ephesus	18 Dormition Fast Martyr Eusignius of Antioch Holy Hieromartyr Fabian, Pope of Rome (250) Righteous Nonna (374), Mother of St Gregory the Theologian	19 Dormition Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Transfiguration of Our Lord	20 Dormition Fast Martyr Dometius of Persia Martyr Dometius of Persia (363) and two disciples Holy Martyrs Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator (260) Our Holy Father Or (Horus) of the Thebaid (390) Our Holy Father Pimen the Much-Ailing (1110)	21 Dormition Fast St Emilian the Confessor St Emilian the Confessor, bishop of Cyzicus (820) St Myron the Wonderworker, Bishop of Crete (350) St Gregory of Sinai (Mt Athos) (1346)	22 Dormition Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Ven. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America Apostle Matthias (1st c.) Holy Martyr Anthony (2nd c.)	23 Dormition Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Lawrence of Rome
24 Dormition Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed 11th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Euplus of Catania The Holy Martyr Susanna the Virgin, and those with her (295-296) Saint Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople (1508) Repose of Fr Georges Florovsky (1979) (July 29 OC)	25 Dormition Fast Martyrs Anicletus and Photius of Nicomedia Hieromaryr Alexander, Bishop of Comana (3rd c.)	26 Dormition Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed St Tikhon of Zadonsk St Maximos the Confessor (662) St Tikhon of Zadonsk (1783) Holy Martyr Hippolytus of Rome and 18 Martyrs with him (258) Our Holy Mother the Empress Irene (Xenia in Monasticism) (12th c.)	27 Dormition Fast Prophet Micah Translation of the Relics of St Theodosius of the Kiev Caves Hieromartyr Marcellus, Bishop of Apamea (389)	28 Dormition of the Most-Holy Theotokos	29 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Image of Christ Not Made by Hands Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in Cilicia (298)	30 Martyr Myron, Presbyter of Cyzicus Holy Martyr Patroclus (late 3rd c.)
31 12nd Sunday after Pentecost Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria Our Holy Father John, Abbot of Rila (946)