February 2023
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Wednesday St Macarius the Great of Egypt; St Mark, Archbishop of Ephesus 19 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 2 Thursday St Euthymius the Great 20 January (Old Style)
- 3 Friday St Maximus the Confessor; St Maximus the Greek 21 January (Old Style) · fast day
- 4 Saturday Apostle Timothy; Monk-martyr Anastasius the Persian 22 January (Old Style)
- 5 Sunday Hieromartyr Clement of Ancyra; Martyr Agathangelus 23 January (Old Style)
- 6 Monday Blessed Xenia of St Petersburg 24 January (Old Style)
- 7 Tuesday St Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople 25 January (Old Style)
- 8 Wednesday Sts Xenophon, his wife Mary and their sons Arcadius and John 26 January (Old Style)
- 9 Thursday Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom 27 January (Old Style)
- 10 Friday St Ephrem the Syrian 28 January (Old Style)
- 11 Saturday Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer 29 January (Old Style)
- 12 Sunday Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church 30 January (Old Style)
- 13 Monday Unmercenaries Cyrus and John; St Nicetas, Bishop of Novgorod 31 January (Old Style)
- 14 Tuesday Martyr Tryphon 1 February (Old Style)
- 15 Wednesday Meeting of the Lord in the Temple 2 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 16 Thursday Righteous Simeon the God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess 3 February (Old Style)
- 17 Friday St Isidore of Pelusium; Right-believing Great Prince George Vsevolodovich 4 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 18 Saturday Universal Memorial Saturday (Meatfare Saturday) 5 February (Old Style)
- 19 Sunday St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna; St Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople 6 February (Old Style)
- 20 Monday St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus; St Luke of Hellas 7 February (Old Style)
- 21 Tuesday Great-martyr Theodore Stratelates; Prophet Zechariah 8 February (Old Style)
- 22 Wednesday Martyr Nicephorus 9 February (Old Style)
- 23 Thursday Hieromartyr Haralambos 10 February (Old Style)
- 24 Friday Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste; Right-believing Prince Vsevolod (Gabriel) of Pskov 11 February (Old Style)
- 25 Saturday Iveron Icon of the Theotokos 12 February (Old Style)
- 26 Sunday St Martinian; St Simeon the Myrrh-gusher of Serbia 13 February (Old Style)
- 27 Monday St Auxentius; Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs 14 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 28 Tuesday Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy 15 February (Old Style) · fast day
2023
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekFebruary 20 – February 26
- Great LentFebruary 27 – April 7
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 8 – April 9
- Holy WeekApril 10 – April 15
- Apostles' FastJune 12 – July 11
- Dormition FastAugust 14 – August 27
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.