December 2026
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Tuesday Martyrs Plato and Roman 18 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 2 Wednesday Prophet Obadiah; Martyr Barlaam; Sts Barlaam and Ioasaph, Prince of India 19 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 3 Thursday St Gregory the Decapolite; St Proclus, Patriarch of Constantinople 20 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 4 Friday Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple 21 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Saturday Apostle Philemon and those with him; Right-believing Great Prince Michael of Tver 22 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 6 Sunday St Mitrophan (in schema Macarius), Bishop of Voronezh 23 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 7 Monday Great-martyr Catherine; Great-martyr Mercurius 24 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 8 Tuesday Hieromartyrs Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria 25 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 9 Wednesday St Alypius the Stylite; St Innocent of Irkutsk; Dedication of the Church of Great-martyr George in Kiev 26 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 10 Thursday Icon of the Theotokos “of the Sign” (Novgorod) 27 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 11 Friday Monk-martyr Stephen the New; Martyr Irenarchus 28 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 12 Saturday Martyr Paramon and the 370 with him; St Acacius of Sinai 29 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 13 Sunday Holy Apostle Andrew the First-called 30 November (Old Style) · fast day
- 14 Monday Prophet Nahum; Righteous Philaret the Merciful 1 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 15 Tuesday Prophet Habakkuk 2 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 16 Wednesday Prophet Zephaniah; St Sabbas of Storozhi, Zvenigorod 3 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 17 Thursday Great-martyr Barbara; St John of Damascus 4 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 18 Friday St Sabbas the Sanctified 5 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 19 Saturday St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia 6 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 20 Sunday St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan; St Nilus of Stolobnoye 7 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 21 Monday St Patapius 8 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 22 Tuesday Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by Righteous Anna 9 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 23 Wednesday Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus 10 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 24 Thursday St Daniel the Stylite 11 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 25 Friday St Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tremithus 12 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 26 Saturday Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes 13 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 27 Sunday Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius and Callinicus 14 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 28 Monday Hieromartyr Eleutherius; St Paul of Latros; St Stephen of Surozh 15 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 29 Tuesday Prophet Haggai 16 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 30 Wednesday Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths Ananias, Azarias and Misael 17 December (Old Style) · fast day
- 31 Thursday Martyr Sebastian and his companions 18 December (Old Style) · fast day
2026
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekFebruary 16 – February 22
- Great LentFebruary 23 – April 3
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 4 – April 5
- Holy WeekApril 6 – April 11
- Apostles' FastJune 8 – 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.