Orthodox Calendar for August 2028

August 2028
Dum	Lun	Mar	Mie	Joi	Vin	Sâm
		1 Unc. Rel. Ven. Seraphim of Sarov Uncovering of the relics (1903) of St Seraphim of Sarov St Macrina, sister of St Basil the Great and St Gregory of Nyssa (380)	2 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Holy Prophet Elijah Holy Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah) (9th c. BC) Martyrs Maria (Skobtsova), Dimitri (Klepenin) and those with them, who perished in the Nazi concentration camps (1944-1945)	3 Our Righteous Fathers John and Symeon, the Fool for Christ's Sake (570) Marcella, Virgin-Martyr of Chios (ca. 1500) Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. BC)	4 Fast Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene	5 Hieromartyr Apollinarius, bishop of Ravenna (75) Holy Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. BC) Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel
6 9th Sunday after Pentecost Martyrs Boris and Gleb, Passionbearers Martyr Christina of Tyre (200) Holy Martyrs and Passion-bearers Boris and Gleb of Russia, in holy baptism Romanus and David (1015)	7 Dormition of the Righteous Anna, mother of the Most Holy Theotokos Commemoration of the holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553) St Olympias the Deaconess (408)	8 Repose of St Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus (305), Hermippus, and Hermocrates at Nicomedia Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeve (140) Saint James (Jakov) Netsvetov, Missionary to Alaska (1864)	9 Fast Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon Holy Great-martyr and Healer Panteleimon (305) St Clement, Archbishop of Ochrid (916) Commemoration of the canonization (1970) of St Herman of Alaska (1837)	10 Holy Apostles of the Seventy and Deacons Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas St Irene, Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou (912)	11 Fast Holy Martyr Callinicus of Gangra in Asia Minor (c. 250) Holy Martyr Seraphima (2nd c.)	12 Apostles Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus, and Andronicus of the Seventy Hieromarytyr Polychronius, Bishop of Babylon, and those with him (251) Venerable Angelina, Princess of Albania.
13 10th Sunday after Pentecost Forefeast of the Procession of the Lifegiving Cross Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.) Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.)	14 Dormition Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Procession of the Lifegiving Cross; 7 Maccabean Martyrs Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord (1164) Holy Seven Maccabees, their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar (168 BC) St Nicholas, enlightener of Japan (1912)	15 Dormition Fast Translation of the relics of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen (428) Hieromartyr Stephen, Pope of Rome (257), and those with him Blessed Basil of Moscow, fool-for-Christ (1552)	16 Dormition Fast Sts Isaac, Dalmatus and Faustus, ascetics of the Dalmatian Monastery, Constantinople (5th c.) Holy Myrrh-bearer Salome Our Holy Father Antony the Roman (1148) Holy Martyr Razhden the Persian, Protomartyr of Georgia (457)	17 Dormition Fast Holy Seven Youths (the "Seven Sleepers") of Ephesus (250 & 5th c.)	18 Dormition Fast Martyr Eusignius of Antioch (362) Holy Hieromartyr Fabian, Pope of Rome (250) Righteous Nonna (374), Mother of St Gregory the Theologian	19 Dormition Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Transfiguration of Our Lord The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
20 Dormition Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed 11th Sunday after Pentecost Martyr Dometius of Persia (363) and two disciples Holy Martyrs Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator (260) Our Holy Father Or (Horus) of the Thebaid (390) Our Holy Father Pimen the Much-Ailing (1110)	21 Dormition Fast St Emilian the Confessor, bishop of Cyzicus (820) St Myron the Wonderworker, Bishop of Crete (350) St Gregory of Sinai (Mt Athos) (1346)	22 Dormition Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Ven. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America Apostle Matthias (1st c.) Holy Martyr Anthony (2nd c.)	23 Dormition Fast Holy Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, and others with them (258)	24 Dormition Fast Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Euplus of Catania (304) The Holy Martyr Susanna the Virgin, and those with her (295-296) Saint Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople (1508) Repose of Fr Georges Florovsky (1979) (July 29 OC)	25 Dormition Fast Martyrs Anicetas and Photius of Nicomedia (305) Hieromaryr Alexander, Bishop of Comana (3rd c.)	26 Dormition Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed St Tikhon of Zadonsk St Maximos the Confessor (662) St Tikhon of Zadonsk (1783) Holy Martyr Hippolytus of Rome and 18 Martyrs with him (258) Our Holy Mother the Empress Irene (Xenia in Monasticism) (12th c.)
27 Dormition Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed 12nd Sunday after Pentecost Translation of the Relics of St Theodosius of the Kiev Caves Holy Prophet Micah (8th c. BC) Hieromartyr Marcellus, Bishop of Apamea (389)	28 Dormition of the Most-Holy Theotokos The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.	29 Image of Christ Not Made by Hands Translation of the Image Not-Made-By-Hands of our Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople (944) Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in Cilicia (298)	30 Fast Martyr Myron of Cyzicus (250) Holy Martyr Patroclus (late 3rd c.)	31 Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria (2nd c.) Our Holy Father John, Abbot of Rila (946)