In October 2026, according to the old Orthodox church calendar, we will have several significant holidays and name days:
- October 6, 2026 – The Conception of the Honorable, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John;
- October 9, 2026 – Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian;
- October 14, 2026 – THE PROTECTION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOLOGICAL MOTHER OF GOD ;
- October 18, 2026 – Saints Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes, Job, and Tikhon ;
- October 30, 2026 – Cosmas and Damian.
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday / Saints’ Day | Post status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday | Venerable Eumenius of Gortyn; Venerable Euphrosyne of Suzdal | Without fasting |
| 2 | Friday | Martyrs Trochimus, Sabbatius, Dorymedon; Holy Prince Igor of Chernigov | Fasting day (no fish) |
| 3 | Saturday | Great Martyr Eustathius Placidus; Martyrs Prince Michael of Chernigov and Boyar Theodore | Without fasting |
| 4 | Sunday | 18th Sunday after Pentecost. Commemoration of the Feast of the Exaltation | Without fasting |
| 5 | Monday | Prophet Jonah; Hieromartyr Phocas of Sinop; Blessed Paraskeva of Diveyevo | Without fasting |
| 6 | Tuesday | of the Venerable Helen of Kiev-Florivka. The Conception of the Honorable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John | Without fasting |
| 7 | Wednesday | The First Martyr Thecla; the Venerable Nikandr of Pskov; the Venerable Martyr, Saint Vladislav of Serbia | Fasting day (fish is allowed) |
| 8 | Thursday | Venerable Sergius of Radonezh; Venerable Euphrosyne; Saint Germanus of Kazan | Without fasting |
| 9 | Friday | Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian ; Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow | Fasting day (fish is allowed) |
| 10 | Saturday | Martyr Callistratus; Venerable Sabbatius of Solovetsky; Hieromartyr Peter of Krutytsky; Apostles Mark, Aristarchus and Zenas | Without fasting |
| 11 | Sunday | 19th Sunday after Pentecost. Cathedral of the Monks of Kyiv-Pechersk, in the Near Caves | Without fasting |
| 12 | Monday | Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit; Hieromartyr John of Riga; Martyrs Dada, Gaveddai, and Kazdoia | Without fasting |
| 13 | Tuesday | Hieromartyr Gregory, Enlightener of Armenia; Saint Michael I, Metropolitan of Kiev; Venerable Gregory of Vologda | Without fasting |
| 14 | Wednesday | THE PROTECTION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOLOGICAL MOTHER OF GOD . Apostle Ananias; Venerable Roman the Solodkospivets | Fasting day (fish is allowed) |
| 15 | Thursday | Hieromartyr Cyprian and Martyr Justina; Blessed Andrew, the fool for Christ’s sake | Without fasting |
| 16 | Friday | Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite, Rusticus the Presbyter, and Eleutherius the Deacon | Fasting day (no fish) |
| 17 | Saturday | Hieromartyr Hierotheus of Athens; martyrs Domnina, Virinea (Veronica) | Without fasting |
| 18 | Sunday | 20th Sunday after Pentecost. Saints Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes, Job, and Tikhon | Without fasting |
| 19 | Monday | Apostle Thomas; Hieromartyr John, Presbyter of Alma-Ata | Without fasting |
| 20 | Tuesday | Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus; Venerable Sergius of Nurom, Martinian of Beloyzersk | Without fasting |
| 21 | Wednesday | Venerable Alexy of Carpathorussia, confessor; Venerable Pelagia; Hieromartyr Dimitry of Mozhaisk | Fasting day (fish is allowed) |
| 22 | Thursday | Apostle James of Alphaeus; Saints Andronicus and Athanasius | Without fasting |
| 23 | Friday | Cathedral of the Volyn Saints; Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia; Venerable Ambrose of Optina | Fasting day (no fish) |
| 24 | Saturday | Apostle Philip, deacon; Council of Optina Elders; Martyrs Zinaida and Philonilla | Without fasting |
| 25 | Sunday | 21st Sunday after Pentecost. Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council . Martyrs Provos, Tarachus, Andronicus | Without fasting |
| 26 | Monday | The Iberian Icon of the Mother of God. The Great Martyr Zlata; the Martyrs Carpus, Thyatira, Papila, Agathodorus and Agathonika | Without fasting |
| 27 | Tuesday | Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, Kelsius; Venerable Nicholas the Holy One, Prince of Chernigov | Without fasting |
| 28 | Wednesday | Venerable Euphemia the New; Saint Athanasius of Kovrov, confessor | Fasting day (fish is allowed) |
| 29 | Thursday | Martyr Longinus the Centurion; Venerable Longinus, Gatekeeper of the Caves | Without fasting |
| 30 | Friday | The Prophet Hosea; the Martyrs Cosmas and Damian ; the Righteous Lazarus of the Four Days | Fasting day (no fish) |
| 31 | Saturday | Apostle and Evangelist Luke; Venerable Joseph of Volotsky | Without fasting |
Previously, we also wrote: the Fisherman’s Lunar Calendar for October 2026 by day in detail .
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