--- title: "December 2031 — Church calendar" description: "Church calendar: December 2031. Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)." url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12" language: "en" --- # December 2031 Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2031-12) [← Previous month](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-11) [Next month →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-01) 1. [1 Monday Martyrs Plato and Roman 18 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-01) 2. [2 Tuesday Prophet Obadiah; Martyr Barlaam; Sts Barlaam and Ioasaph, Prince of India 19 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-02) 3. [3 Wednesday St Gregory the Decapolite; St Proclus, Patriarch of Constantinople 20 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-03) 4. [4 Thursday Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple 21 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-04) 5. [5 Friday Apostle Philemon and those with him; Right-believing Great Prince Michael of Tver 22 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-05) 6. [6 Saturday St Mitrophan (in schema Macarius), Bishop of Voronezh 23 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-06) 7. [7 Sunday Great-martyr Catherine; Great-martyr Mercurius 24 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-07) 8. [8 Monday Hieromartyrs Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria 25 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-08) 9. [9 Tuesday St Alypius the Stylite; St Innocent of Irkutsk; Dedication of the Church of Great-martyr George in Kiev 26 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-09) 10. [10 Wednesday Icon of the Theotokos “of the Sign” (Novgorod) 27 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-10) 11. [11 Thursday Monk-martyr Stephen the New; Martyr Irenarchus 28 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-11) 12. [12 Friday Martyr Paramon and the 370 with him; St Acacius of Sinai 29 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-12) 13. [13 Saturday Holy Apostle Andrew the First-called 30 November (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-13) 14. [14 Sunday Prophet Nahum; Righteous Philaret the Merciful 1 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-14) 15. [15 Monday Prophet Habakkuk 2 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-15) 16. [16 Tuesday Prophet Zephaniah; St Sabbas of Storozhi, Zvenigorod 3 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-16) 17. [17 Wednesday Great-martyr Barbara; St John of Damascus 4 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-17) 18. [18 Thursday St Sabbas the Sanctified 5 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-18) 19. [19 Friday St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia 6 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-19) 20. [20 Saturday St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan; St Nilus of Stolobnoye 7 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-20) 21. [21 Sunday St Patapius 8 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-21) 22. [22 Monday Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by Righteous Anna 9 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-22) 23. [23 Tuesday Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus 10 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-23) 24. [24 Wednesday St Daniel the Stylite 11 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-24) 25. [25 Thursday St Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tremithus 12 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-25) 26. [26 Friday Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes 13 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-26) 27. [27 Saturday Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius and Callinicus 14 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-27) 28. [28 Sunday Hieromartyr Eleutherius; St Paul of Latros; St Stephen of Surozh 15 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-28) 29. [29 Monday Prophet Haggai 16 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-29) 30. [30 Tuesday Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths Ananias, Azarias and Misael 17 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-30) 31. [31 Wednesday Martyr Sebastian and his companions 18 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-31) ## 2031 - [January](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01) - [February](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-02) - [March](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-03) - [April](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-04) - [May](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-05) - [June](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-06) - [July](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-07) - [August](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-08) - [September](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-09) - [October](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-10) - [November](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-11) - [December](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12) **Years** - [2020](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12) - [2021](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-12) - [2022](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-12) - [2023](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-12) - [2024](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-12) - [2025](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-12) - [2026](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-12) - [2027](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-12) - [2028](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-12) - [2029](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-12) - [2030](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-12) - [2031](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12) - [2032](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12) - [2033](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-12) - [2034](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2034-12) - [2035](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2035-12) ## Fasts this year - Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6 - Cheesefare WeekFebruary 17 – February 23 - Great LentFebruary 24 – April 4 - Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 5 – April 6 - Holy WeekApril 7 – April 12 - Apostles' FastJune 9 – 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.