For Prayer and Fasting

October 1
The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.
Apostle Ananias of the Seventy (1st c.).
Venerable Romanus the Melodist of Constantinople (556).
Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (4th c.).
Martyr Michael, abbot in Armenia, and 36 Fathers with him (790).
Miracle of the Pillar with the Robe of the Lord under it at Mtskheta (330).
Venerable Bavo of Haarlem (659).
St. Remigius of Rheims, apostle to the Franks (533).
King Mirian and Queen Nana of Mtskheta, St. Abiathar of Mtskheta, and St. Sidonia, disciple of St. Nina (4th c.).

Tone eight. 

Hebrews 9:1-7 Epistle, Theotokos
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Gospel, Theotokos

October 2
Hieromartyr Cyprian, Virgin-martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctist of Nicomedia (304).
Blessed Andrew, fool-for-Christ at Constantinople (911).
Martyrs David and Constantine, princes of Argveti, Georgia (740).
Venerable Damaris of Athens (1st c.).

October 3
Hieromartyr Dionysius (Dennys) the Areopagite, and with him Martyrs Rusticus and Eleutherius (96).
Venerable John the Chozebite, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (532).
Blessed Hesychius the Silent of Mt. Horeb (6thc.).
Hieromartyr Dionysius, archbishop of Alexandria and eight martyrs with him (257-8).
St. Leger of Autun (679).

October ４
Hieromartyr Hierotheus, bishop of Athens (1st c.).
Martyrs Gaius, Faustus, Eusebius, and Chaeremon of Alexandria (3rd c.).
Venerable Peter of Capitolia, bishop of Bostra (715).
Martyrs Domnina and her daughters Berenice (Bernice) and Prosdoce, of Syria (4th c.).
Venerable Paul the Simple (340) and Venerable Ammon (350), of Egypt, disciples of St. Anthony the Great.
Martyr Adauctus and his daughter St. Callisthene, of Ephesus (4th c.).
St. Theodore the Wonderworker, bishop of Tamassos in Cyprus (2nd. c.).
St. John (Lampadistes) of Cyprus (10th c.).

October 5
Martyr Charitina of Amisus (304).
Hieromartyr Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria (265).
Martyr Mamelta (Mamelchtha) of Persia (344).
Venerable Gregory (Grigol) the Archimandrite of Chandzoe in Klarjeti, Georgia (861).
Venerable Fathers and Mothers of the Klarjeti Wilderness (9th c.).
Venerable Cosmas, abbot in Bithynia (10th c.).

October 6
Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas (1st c.).
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "O All-Hymned Mother".
Venerable Cindeus of Cyprus, monk.

Tone eight.
Luke 24:36-53 (6th Matins Gospel)

October 7
Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria (290-303).
Martyrs Julian, presbyter, and Caesarius, deacon, at Terracina (1st c.).
Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus (287).
Martyr Polychronius of Gamphanitus (4th c.).
St. Dubtach, bishop of Armagh (513).
Holy Martyr Princess Osyth of Chich(ca. 700).

Tone eight.
2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1
Luke 7:11-16

October 8
Venerable Pelagia the Penitent of the Mount of Olives (457).
Venerable Thais (Taisia) of Egypt (4th c.).
Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Antioch (303).
St. Keyene, hermitess of Cornwall.
St. Iwi, hierodeacon of Lindisfarne.
Translation of the relics of St. Aidan, bishop of Lindisfarne and enlightener of Northumbria.
Translation of the relics of St. Ceolfrith, abbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow.
St. Triduana, nun of Restalrig.

October 9
Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (1st c.).
Venerable Andronicus and his wife Venerable Athanasia of Egypt (500).
Martyrs Juventius and Maximus at Antioch (4th c.).
St. Publia the Confessor of Antioch (360).
Venerable Peter of Galatia (9th c.).
St. Demetrius, patriarch of Alexandria (231).
Hieromartyr Dionysius (Denis, Denys) of Paris, bishop (258).

October 10
Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787).
Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia and 200 Martyrs with them (296).
Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch (4th c.).
Venerable Bassian of Constantinople (ca. 458).
Venerable Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria (716).
St. Paulinus, archbishop of York (644).
St. Pinytus, bishop of Knossos in Crete (2nd. c.).
Martyrs of the Theban Legion along the Rhine: Sts. Cassius and Florentius at Bonn, Sts. Gereon and Companions at Cologne, and Sts. Victor and Companions at Xanten(304).

October 11
Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the seven deacons (1st c.).
Venerable Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer, bishop of Nicaea (850).
Martyrs Zenaida (Zenais) and Philonilla of Tarsus in Cilicia (1st c.).
Sts. Nectarius (397), Arcadius (405), and Sinisius (427), patriarchs of Constantinople.
St. Gommar, patron of Lier (775).
Venerable Ethelburga, abbess of the monastery of Barking(676).
Venerable Cainnech (Kenneth), abbot of Aghaboe(600).

October 12
Martyrs Probus, Tarachus, and Andronicus at Tarsus in Cilicia (304).
Venerable Cosmas the Hymnographer, bishop of Maiuma (787).
Martyr Domnina of Anazarbus (286).
St. Martin the Merciful, bishop of Tours (397).
St. Mobhi of Glasnevin (544) .
St. Edwin, king and martyr (633).
St. Wilfrid, archbishop of York (709).
Venerable Anastasia of Rome (250).
St. Theodotus, bishop of Ephesus.
St. Jason, bishop of Damascus.
Venerable Symeon the New Theologian (1021).
Venerable Theosebius the God-bearer of Arsinoe in Cyprus.
Martyrs Malfethos and Anthea.
Hieromartyr Maximilian, bishop of Noricum (284).

October 13
Martyrs Carpus, bishop at Thyateira, Papylus the deacon, Agathadorus, and Agathonica at Pergamus (251).
Martyr Florentius of Thessalonica (1st-2nd c.).
Martyr Benjamin, deacon, of Persia (ca. 424).
Venerable Nicetas the Confessor of Paphlagonia (838).
St. Meletius, archbishop of Alexandria (1601).
St. Vanantius of Tours (400).

Tone one.
John 20:1-10 (7th Matins Gospel)

October 14
Martyrs Nazarius, Gervase, Protase, and Celsus of Milan (1st c.).
Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza (311).
Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, confessor (889).
Martyr Peter Apselamus of Eleutheropolis in Palestine (309).
St. Burchard, first bishop of Wurzburg, English missionary to Germany (754).
St. Cosmas the Hymnographer, bishop of Maiuma (787).
Venerable Manacca, abbess of Cornwall.

 Tone one.
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Luke 8:5-15

October 15
Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, monk of Mt. Athos (889).
Martyr Lucian, presbyter of Greater Antioch (312).
Martyrs Sarbelus and Bebai (Barbea) of Edessa (2nd c.).
St. Sabinus, bishop of Catania (760).
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "She Who Ripens the Grain" (19th c.).
St. Barses the Confessor, bishop of Edessa (378).
St. Thecla, abbess of Ochsenfurt ( 790) .
St. Aurelia of Strasburg (Alsace) (383).

October 16
Venerable Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord (1st c.).
Venerable Gall, Irish monk and enlightener of Switzerland (646).
Venerable Sabinus, monk.
Martyrs Isaurus and Aphrodisius, who suffered with St. Longinus (1st. c.).

October 17
Prophet Hosea (Osee) (820 B.C.).
Monk-martyr Andrew of Crete (767).
Translation of the relics (898) of St. Lazarus "Of the Four Days" (in the tomb), bishop of Kition on Cyprus.
Martyr Queen Shushaniki (Susanna) of Georgia (475).
Martyrs Ethelred and Ethelbert, princes of Kent(ca. 640).
Translation of the relics of St. Ethelreda, abbess of Ely. 

October 18
Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (1st c.).
Martyr Marinus the Elder at Anazarbus (4th c.).
Venerable Julian the Hermit of Mesopotamia (4th c.) and Venerable Didymus the Blind.
Hieromartyr Mnason, bishop of Cyprus (1st c.).
Venerables Symeon, Theodore (monks), and Euphrosyne, who found the Icon of the Mother of God in the Great Cave of Peloponnesus (9th c.).

October 19
Prophet Joel (800 B.C.).
Martyr Warus and seven monk-martyrs in Egypt (307).
Translation of the relics (1195) of Venerable John, abbot of Rila in Bulgaria (946).
Blessed Cleopatra (327) and her son John, in Egypt.
Hieromartyr Sadoc (Sadoth), bishop of Persia, and 128 Martyrs with him (342).
Venerable Leontius the Philosopher of St. Sabbas monastery (624).
St. Prochorus, miracle-worker of Pchinja (10th c.).
Venerable Frideswide of Oxford, abbess (ca. 735).
St. Mnason, bishop of Cyprus (1st c.).

October 20
Great-martyr Artemius at Antioch (362).
Martyrs Aborsam ans Senoe, of Persia (341).
St. Acca, bishop of Hexham (ca. 740) .

Tone two.
John 20:11-18 (8th Matins Gospel)

October 21
Venerable Hilarion the Great of Palestine (371).
Martyrs Dasius, Gaius, and Zoticus at Nicomedia (303).
Hieromartyr Priest Socrates and Martyr Theodote of Ancyra (230).
Translation of the relics of St. Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos (1093).
Martyr Ursula of Cologne and her companions (383).
St. Fintan Munnu of Teachmunnu (635) .
St. Malathgeny of Cluain-Edneach (767).

Tone two.
2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9
Luke 16:19-31

October 22
Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Abercius, bishop and wonderworker of Hierapolis (167).
7 Holy Youths ("7 Sleepers") of Ephesus: Maximilian, Iamblichus, Martinian, Dionysius, Antoninus, Constantine (Hexakustodianos), and John (250).
Martyrs Alexander the bishop, Heraclius, Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota and Glyceria, at Adrianopolis (2nd-3rd c.).
Venerable Lot of Egypt (5th c.).

October 23
Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord (63).
St. Ignatius, patriarch of Constantinople (877).
Venerable Petronius, disciple of St. Pachomius the Great (346).
Venerable Oda of Amay, foundress of churches (723).

October 24
Martyr Arethas of Omir and with him 4299 Martyrs (523).
Blessed Elesbaan, king of Ethiopia (553).
Martyr Syncletia and her 2 daughters (6th C).
Martyr Acacius of Armenia (303).
Venerable Senoch, abbot of Tours (576).
Martyr Sebastiana of Heraclea in Thrace (86).
St. Maglorius, abbot of Sark.

October 25
Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries of Constantinople (355).
Martyr Anastasius the Fuller at Salona in Dalmatia (3rd c.).
St. Tabitha, the widow raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter (1st c.).
St. Front, bishop of Perigueux (2nd c.).
St. George of Amastris, bishop and writer of canons.
Two Martyrs of Thrace.
St. Macarius, bishop of Paphos in Cyprus.
Sts. Philadephus and Polycarp.
Sts. Crispinus and Crispinianus, Romans, martyrd under Diocletian at Soissons (286).
Martyr Miniatus of Florence (251).

October 26
Holy and Glorious Great-martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica (306).
Commemoration of the Great Earthquake at Constantinople in 740 A.D.
Martyr Luppos (306).
Venerable Athanasius of Medikion Monastery (814).
St. Cedd, bishop of Lastingham (664).
St. Eata, bishop of Hexham and abbot of Lindisfarne (686).

October 27
Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica (306).
Martyrs Capitolina and Eroteis of Cappadocia (304).
Martyr Mark of the isle of Thasos (304).
St. Procla, wife of Pontius Pilate (1st c.).

Tone three.
John 20:19-31 (9th Matins Gospel)

October 28
Great-martyr Parasceva of Iconium (3rd c.).
Martyrs Terence and Neonilla of Syria, and their children Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus, Bele, and Eunice (249).
Venerable Stephen of St. Sabbas monastery, hymnographer (807).
Martyrs Africanus, Terence, Maximus, Pompeius, and 36 others, at Carthage (250).
Hieromartyr Cyriacus, patriarch of Jerusalem (363), and his mother Martyr Anna.
Venerable John the Chozebite, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (532).
Hieromartyr Neophytus, bishop of Urbnisi, Georgia (587).
St. Firmilian, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and Venerable Malchion, presbyter (269).
St. Febronia, daughter of Emperor Heraclius (632).

 Tone three.
Galatians 1:11-19
Luke 8:26-39

October 29
Virgin-martyr Anastasia the Roman (256).
Venerable Abramius the Recluse (360) and his niece St. Mary, of Mesopotamia (397).
Martyrs Claudius, Asterius, Neon, and Theonilla, of Aegae in Cilicia (285).
Venerable Anna (known as Euphemianus) of Constantinople (826).
Venerable Ermelindis, hermitess (6th c.).
Martyr Melitene of Marcionopolis.
Martyrs Cyril, Menas, and Menaeus.
St. Rostislav, prince of Moravia, Czechoslovakia (870).
St. Serapion of Zarzma, Georgia (900).

October 30
Hieromartyr Zenobius and his sister Zenobia of Aegae, Cilicia (285).
Apostles Tertius, Mark, Justus, and Artemas of the Seventy (1st c.).
Hieromartyr Marcian, bishop of Syracuse (2nd c).
Martyr Eutropia of Alexandria (220).
Martyr Anastasia of Thessalonica (3rd C).
Martyrs Alexander, Cronion, Julian, Macarius, and 13 companions at Alexandria (250).
Martyr Dometius of Phrygia.
Apostle Cleopas (1st c.).

October 31
Apostles Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, and Aristobulus of the Seventy (1st c.).
Martyr Epimachus of Pelusium, who suffered at Alexandria (250).
Venerable Maura of Constantinople (436).
Venerable Foillan, Irish monk-martyr (655).
Martyr Quentin of Rome (3rd-4th c.).
St. James, bishop of Mygdonia (4th. c.).
Martyr Epimachus the Roman and his companion Gordian (361-363).
Martyrs Stephen, Barnabas, Trophimus, Dorymedon, Cosmas, Damian, Sabbas, Bassa, Abraham, and others with them.
Martyrs Seleucius and Stratonica his wife, myrr-gushers.