January 2026
Feastday readings are in boldface. Readings: After Easter (AE), After Pentecost (AP), After Holy Cross (AC), Lent (L).
Tones: Octoechos (T), Eothinon (E)
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1
Circumcision of our Lord
Saint Basil the Great
Orthros: John 10:1-9
Epistle: Colossians 2:8-12
Gospel: Luke 2:20-22,40-52
Fast free
2
Father Silvester, Pope of Rome
Epistle: Hebrews 11:8-16
Gospel: Mark 11:27-33 (Th/17AP)
Fast free
30AP
3
Saturday Before the Theophany of our Lord
Prophet Malachi - Martyr Gordios
Epistle: 1 Timothy 3:13-16,4:1-5
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-6
Fast free
4
Sunday Before the Theophany of our Lord
Synaxis of the Seventy Disciples - Father Theoktistos
Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:5-8
Gospel: Mark 1:1-8
Fast free
T.5 / E.8
5
Paramony of the Theophany
Martyrs Theopemptos and Theonas - Mother Syncletica
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27
Gospel: Luke 3:1-18
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
6
Theophany of our Lord
Orthros: Mark 1:9-11
Epistle: Titus 2:11-14,3:4-7
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17
Fast free
7
Synaxis of the Forerunner John the Baptist
Epistle: Acts 19:1-8 (Fr/6AE)
Gospel: John 1:29-34
Fast free
8
Venerable Mother Dominica - Father George the Chosebite
Epistle: James 1:19-27
Gospel: Mark 12:38-44
Fast free
31AP
9
Martyr Polyeuctos
Epistle: James 2:1-13
Gospel: Mark 13:1-8
No meat or dairy
31AP
10
Saturday After the Theophany of our Lord
Father Gregory of Nyssa - Marcian - Dometian
Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-17 (Su/27AP)
Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11
Fast free
11
Theodosios the Cenobiarch
Father Theodosius
Epistle: Hebrews 13:7-16 (Sep 3)
Gospel: Matthew 4:12-17 (Jan 14)
Fast free
T.6 / E.9
12
Martyr Tatiana
Epistle: James 2:14-26
Gospel: John 10:39-42
Fast free
32AP
13
Martyrs Ermylus and Stratonicos - Martyrs of Sinai and Raitho
Epistle: James 3:1-10
Gospel: Luke 20:1-8 (We/11AC)
Fast free
32AP
14
Leave-taking of the Theophany
Epistle: James 3:11-18,4:1-4
Gospel: Luke 12:32-41
No meat or dairy
32AP
15
Fathers Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-dweller
Epistle: James 4:7-17,5:1-9
Gospel: Luke 12:32-40 (Sa/11AC)
Fast free
32AP
16
Veneration of the Chains of the Apostle Peter
Epistle: Acts 12:1-11 (Sa/4AE)
Gospel: John 21:14-25 (Sa/7AE)
No meat or dairy
17
Father Anthony the Great
Orthros: Matthew 11:27-30 (Th/4AP)
Epistle: Hebrews 13:17-21 (Dec 6)
Gospel: Luke 6:17-23 (Fr/2AC)
Fast free
18
Restoring Zacchaeus
Fathers Athanasios and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria
Epistle: Hebrews 13:7-16 (Sep 3)
Gospel: Luke 19:1-10
T.7 / E.10
Fast free
15AC
19
Fathers Macarios the Egyptian and Arsenios
Epistle: 1 Peter 2:21-25,3:1-9
Gospel: Mark 12:13-17
Fast free
20
Father Euthymios the Great
Orthros: Matthew 11:27-30 (Th/4AP)
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 (Su/15AP)
Gospel: Luke 6:17-23 (Fr/2AC)
Fast free
21
Father Maximos the Confessor - Martyr Neophyte
Epistle: 1 Peter 4:1-11
Gospel: Mark 12:28-37
No meat or dairy
22
Apostle Timothy - Martyr Anastasios the Persian
Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-19,5:1-5
Gospel: Mark 12:38-44
Fast free
23
Hiermartyr Clement Bishop of Ancyra - Martyr Agathangel
Epistle: 2 Peter 1:1-10
Gospel: Mark 13:1-8
No meat or dairy
24
Father Gregory the Theologian, Patriarch of Constantinople
Mother Xenia the Roman
Epistle: 2 Timothy 2:11-19
Gospel: Luke 18:2-8
Fast free
25
Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican
Father Gregory the Theologian, Patriarch of Constantinople
Epistle: Hebrews 7:26-28,8:1-2 (Nov 13)
Gospel: Luke 18:10-14
Fast free
T.8 / E.11
26
Father Xenophon and His Relatives
Epistle: 2 Peter 1:20-21,2:1-9
Gospel: Mark 13:9-13
Fast free
27
Transfer of the Remains of Father John Chrysostom
Orthros: John 10:1-9
Epistle: Hebrews 7:26-28,8:1-2 (Nov 13)
Gospel: John 10:9-16 (Nov 13)
Fast free
28
Father Ephrem and Isaac the Syrians
Epistle: 2 Peter 3:1-18
Gospel: Mark 13:24-31
Fast free
29
Transfer of the Remains of Hieromartyr Ignatius
Orthros: John 10:9-16 (Nov 13)
Epistle: 1 John 1:8-10,2:1-6
Gospel: Mark 13:31-37,14:1-2
Fast free
30
Fathers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom
Hieromartyr Hippolytus
Orthros: John 10:9-16 (Nov 13)
Epistle: Hebrews 13:7-16 (Sep 3)
Gospel: Matthew 5:14-19 (Nov 12)
Fast free
31
Cyrus and John the Moneyless Wonderworkers
Epistle: 1 Timothy 6:11-16
Gospel: Luke 20:46-47,21:1-4
Fast free