The church calendar for September 2026 according to the old style is full of many holidays and dedications. In September, according to church rules, the New Year begins, namely on September 14 we celebrate the Church New Year according to the old style (that is, church history begins from the very beginning). Also in September we have the Assumption and September 11: Beheading of John the Baptist, which is a memorable and fasting day, we remember the suffering of the saint and do not do hard labor. Of the other twelve-tenths of September, in addition to the Beheading of John the Baptist, there is also the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord . Details by day can be found further in our calendar.
Church calendar for September 2026 by day
September 1: Martyr Andrew Stratilatus; Saint Pitirim.
September 2: Prophet Samuel; martyrs Sephir and Memnon. Fast day.
September 3: Apostle Thaddeus; Martyr Vassa; Venerable Abraham of Smolensk; Venerable Martha.
September 4: Martyrs Agathonikos, Zotikos; Saint Isaac of Optina. Fast day.
September 5: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Martyr Lupp; Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons.
September 6: 14th Sunday after Pentecost.
September 7: Apostles Bartholomew and Titus; Saint Minas.
September 8: Martyrs Adrian and Natalia; Blessed Maria of Diveyevo.
September 9: Venerable Pimen the Great; Saint Hosea of Cordova. Fast day.
September 10: Venerable Job of Pochaiv; Venerable Moses Murin.
September 11: Beheading of John the Baptist . Fast day.
September 12: Venerable Alexander of Svir; Martyr Christopher.
September 13: 15th Sunday after Pentecost. Laying of the Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos; Hieromartyr Cyprian of Carthage .
September 14: Church New Year’s Day according to the old style. Venerable Simeon the Pillar-bearer and his mother Martha.
September 15: Martyr Mamant; Saints Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves.
September 16: Hieromartyr Anthimus; Venerable Theoctist; Blessed John the Hairy. Fast day.
September 17: Prophet Moses; Holy Martyr Babel.
September 18: Prophet Zechariah and Righteous Elizabeth; Martyr Raisa. Fast day.
September 19: Miracle of the Archangel Michael in Honeh; Saint Archippus; Martyrs Eudoxius, Zenon, and Macarius. “Kiev-Bratsk” icons.
September 20: 16th Sunday after Pentecost. Martyr Sozontus; Venerable Martyr Macarius of Kaniv; Venerable Macarius of Optina .
September 21: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary . Pochaiv Icon of the Mother of God.
September 22: Saint Theodosius of Chernihiv; Righteous Joachim and Anna; Venerable Joseph of Volochysk.
September 23: Martyrs Minodora, Metrodora, Nymphodora; Saint Paul the Obedient; and the faithful Queen Pulcheria. Fast day.
September 24: Venerable Silouan of Athos, Sergius and Herman of Valaam.
September 25: Devotion to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. Hieromartyr Autonomous of Italy. Fast day.
September 26: Commemoration of the renewal of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem. Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion.
September 27: Exaltation of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord . Saint John Chrysostom. Fasting day.
September 28: Great Martyr Nikita; Saint Acakius; Venerable Philotheus.
September 29: Venerable Kuksha of Odessa; Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Praiseworthy; Martyr Ludmila of Bohemia.
September 30: Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia; Martyrs Theodotia and Agathoclea. Fast day
Consecrations in the month of September
It is worth praying for such days as September 17 – the Prophet Moses and September 19 – the Miracle of the Archangel Michael in Honeh , and separately on September 19, the feast of the Pochaiv Icon of the Mother of God .
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