Orthodox Calendar

Wednesday January 8, 2025 / December 26, 2024

29^th Week after Pentecost. Tone three.
Sviatki. Fast-free

Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos.

Hieromartyr Euthymius, bishop of Sardis (840).

Venerable Isaac II (Bobrikov, the Younger), archimandrite of Optina (1938).

New Hieromartyrs Alexander and Demetrius priests (1918).

New Hieromartyrs Nicholas, Michael, Nicholas priests and Michael deacon (1930).

New Hieromartyrs Leonidas bishop of Mariysk, Alexander priest, hieromartyr Basil and Virgin-martyrs Anthisa and Makaria (1937).

New Hieromartyr Andrew, Archbishop Of Ufa (1937) and New Martyr, Valentina, (1937).

New Hieromartyrs Gregory priest and Virgin-martyrs Augusta and Mary, Martyr Agrippina (1938).

Venerable Constantine, monk, of Synnada (9th c.).

Venerable Evaristus of the Studion Monastery (825).

St. Nicodemus of Tismana, Romania (1406).

"Vilen-Ostrabramsk", "Three Joys" or "Merciful", " Barlovsk" (1392) or "the Blessed Womb", "Baibuzsk" (1852) Icons of the Mother of God.

New Hieromartyr Constantius the Russian, at Constantinople (1743).

Venerable Nicodemus the Serbian (Serbia).

St. Archelaus, bishop of Kaskhara in Mesopotamia (3rd c.).

St. Zenon, bishop of Maiuma in Palestine (4th c.).

St. Tathai, abbot of Llantathan.

The Scripture Readings