According to the Orthodox calendar in October 2026 in the new style, we will celebrate the following holidays and name days:
October 1 – The Protection of the Most Holy Lady of our Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary ;
October 6 – Apostle Thomas ;
October 18 – Apostle and Evangelist Luke ;
October 24 – St. Dimitry’s Memorial Saturday ;
October 26 – Demetrius of Thessalonica ;
October 27 – Nestor the Chronicler
| Number and day of the week | Holiday / Memory of Saints | Status of the day |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, Thursday | The Protection of the Most Holy Lady of our Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary. The Lublin, Kasperivska, Gerbowietska, Barska and “Laskava Stanislavska” icons of the Mother of God. | Great holiday (no fast day) |
| Friday, October 2 | Martyr Cyprian, Martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctist. Righteous Andrew of Constantinople, the Fool-for-God. Martyr David and Constantine. | Fasting day |
| Saturday, October 3 | Martyrs Dionysius the Areopagite , Rusticus and Eleutherius. Venerable Dionysius, the hermit of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Far Caves). Venerable John the Chozevit. St. Hesychius the Choryvit. | Total day |
| Sunday, October 4 | 18th Sunday after Pentecost. Voice 1 of the Venerable Helladius and Onesimus, hermits of the Kiev-Pechersk (in the Near Caves). Venerable Ammon, hermit of the Kiev-Pechersk (in the Far Caves). | Sunday |
| Monday, October 5 | 19th week after Pentecost. St. Charytyn. Venerable Damian, the healer, Jeremiah and Matthew the seers, of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Near Caves). | Total day |
| Tuesday, October 6 | Apostle Thomas. Nicephorus, Archdeacon, Exarch of the Patriarch of Constantinople in Ukraine. | Total day |
| Wednesday, October 7 | St. Sergius the Obedient, of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Near Caves). Martyrs Julian and Caesarius. St. Pelageya. Martyrs Polychronius. | Fasting day |
| October 8, Thursday | St. Pelageya of Palestine. St. Taisia of Egypt. St. Pelageya of Antioch. | Total day |
| Friday, October 9 | Apostle James of Alphaeus. Venerable Andronicus and his wife Athanasius. Venerable Abraham, the forefather, and his nephew Lot. Martyrs Euentius and Maximus. Monks Poplia, deaconesses. Venerable Peter of Galatia. | Fasting day |
| Saturday, October 10 | Martyr Eulampius and Martyr Eulampius. St. Amphilochius of Kiev-Pechersk, Bishop of Volodymyr. Cathedral of the Volyn Saints. Brailiv Icon of the Mother of God. | Total day |
| Sunday, October 11 | 19th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 2. Memory of the Holy Fathers of the VII Ecumenical Council. Venerable Theophanes, the Faster of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Near Caves). Monks Zinaida and Philonila. | Sunday |
| Monday, October 12 | 20th week after Pentecost. Martyrs Provos, Tarachus and Andronicus. Venerable Cosmas, Bishop of Mayum. Monks Domnik. St. Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours. Jerusalem, Rudno icons of the Mother of God. | Total day |
| Tuesday, October 13 | Martyrs Carpus, Papila, Martyrs Agathodorus and Agathonika. Venerable Benjamin, the hermit of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Far Caves). Martyr Florentius of Thessalonica. Martyrs Benjamin. Venerable Nikita. The “Iver-Myrrh-Flowing” (Myrrh-Flowing) Icon of the Mother of God. | Total day |
| Wednesday, October 14 | Vyshgorod Icon of the Mother of God. Martyr. St. Nicholas the Holy, Prince of Chernihiv, Kiev-Pechersk Wonderworker (in the Near Caves). Martyr. Silvanus of Gaz. | Fasting day |
| October 15, Thursday | Venerable Euphemia the New, of Thessalonica. Holy Martyr Lucian, presbyter of Antioch. Holy Martyr Lucian, of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Far Caves). | Total day |
| Friday, October 16 | Martyr Longinus, the centurion who stood by the Cross of the Lord. Venerable Longinus, the gatekeeper of the Kiev-Pechersk (in the Far Caves). | Fasting day |
| Saturday, October 17 | Prophet Hosea. Holy Martyr Andrew of Crete. Martyr Cosmas and Damian of Arabia. Transfer of the relics of the Righteous Lazarus of the Four Days. Icons of the Mother of God “Before Christmas and After Christmas the Virgin” and “The Deliverer”. | Total day |
| Sunday, October 18 | 20th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 3. Apostle and Evangelist Luke. Council of the Holy Healers. | Sunday |
| Monday, October 19 | 21st week after Pentecost. Prophet Joel. Martyr Uar and 7 teachers with him. St. Cleopatra and her son John. Martyr Zadok and 128 martyrs with him. St. Gabriel of Athos. | Total day |
| Tuesday, October 20 | Martyr Artemius. | Total day |
| Wednesday, October 21 | St. Hilarion the Great. Martyrs Dasius, Gaius and Zotycus. St. Hilarion, Metropolitan of Kyiv. St. Hilarion, Schema Monk of Kyiv-Pechersk (in the Far Caves). Transfer of the relics of St. Hilarion of Meghlyn. | Fasting day |
| October 22, Thursday | Equal-to-the-Apostles Averky, Bishop of Hierapolis. St. Raphael (Zaborovsky), Metropolitan of Kyiv, Galicia and All Russia. Seven Youths in Ephesus. Martyr Alexander, Martyr Heraclius, Martyrs Anna, Elizabeth, Theodora and Glyceria. Andronikovy Icon of the Mother of God. | Total day |
| Friday, October 23 | Apostle from the 70s James, the Lord’s brother according to the flesh. St. Ignatius, Patriarch of Constantinople. | Fasting day |
| Saturday, October 24 | St. Demetrius’s Memorial Saturday. Commemoration of the dead. | Memorial Day |
| Sunday, October 25 | 21st Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 4. Martyr Marcian, reader and Martyrius, subdeacon. Venerable Martyrius, deacon, and Martyrius, recluse, of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Far Caves). Martyr Anastasia of Aquileia. Righteous Tabitha of Joppa. | Sunday |
| Monday, October 26 | 22nd week after Pentecost. Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica. Venerable Theophilus of Kiev-Pechersk, Bishop of Novgorod (in the Far Caves). Martyr Lupus of Thessalonica. Venerable Athanasius of Medici. Venerable Demetrius of Basarbovsky. | Total day |
| Tuesday, October 27 | Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica. Venerable Nestor the Chronicler, of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Near Caves). Venerable Nestor, the Unbookish, of Kiev-Pechersk (in the Far Caves). Martyrs Capitolina and Hierothea. Martyr Mark of Thebaid. | Total day |
| Wednesday, October 28 | Martyr. Paraskeva-Pyatnitsa. St. Job, Abbot of Pochaiv. St. Demetrius (Tuptal), Metropolitan of Rostov. Martyr. Terentius, Monk. Neonila and their children. St. Stephen of Savaite. St. Arsenius. Martyr. Cyriacus. St. John of Chozevites. Martyr. Neophytes. St. Theophilus of Kiev, the Fool. | Fasting day |
| October 29, Thursday | Martyr Anastasia of Rome. St. Abraham and Martyr Mary. Martyrs Claudius, Asteria, Neon and Theonila. St. Anna. | Total day |
| Friday, October 30 | Ap. from the 70s Cleopas. Martyr. Zenobia and Martyr. Zenobia. Ap. from the 70s Tertius, Mark, Justus and Artema. Martyr. Marcian. Martyr. Eutropius. St. Stephen Milyutin, Dragutin and Helen of Serbia. Ozeryansk Icon of the Mother of God. | Fasting day |
| Saturday, October 31 | App. from the 70s Stachys, Amplius, Urbanus, Narcissus, Apelias and Aristovulus. Martyr. Epimachus. Venerable Spyridon and Nicodemus, prosphorans of the Kiev Caves (in the Near Caves). Venerable Mavra, deaconesses. Rev. Peter (Kalnyshevsky) the Long-Suffering. | Total day |
Previously, we also wrote: Orthodox Church Calendar for October 2026 in the old style , as well as Lunar Haircut Calendar for October 2026: detailed by day .
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