September 2026
The Orthodox calendar for September 2026: each day with its feast, its saint, and its fast.
In September 2026, on the New Calendar, the Orthodox Church keeps the Nativity of the Theotokos on September 8 and the Exaltation of the Precious Cross on September 14.
- 1Church New Year, the Indiction, and Venerable Symeon the Stylite the Elder
St Meletios the Younger › - 2Wednesdayfast
Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev Caves › - 3Thursday
St Joannicius of Serbia › - 4Fridayfast
St Moses, who beheld God › - 5Saturday
Zacharias and Elizabeth › - 6Sunday
St Maxim Sandovich of Lemkos › - 7Monday
St John of Novgorod › - 8The Nativity of the Theotokos
St Serapion of Pskov › - 9Wednesdayfast
St Severian of Sebaste › - 10Thursday
Menodora, Metrodora and Nymphodora › - 11Fridayfast
St Xenia of St Petersburg › - 12Saturday before the Elevation of the Cross
St Autonomus, Bishop in Italy › - 13Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross
St Ketevan of Georgia › - 14The Exaltation of the Precious Crossfast
St Placilla the Empress › - 15Tuesday
St Nicetas the Goth › - 16Wednesdayfast
St Cyprian of Carthage › - 17Sts Faith, Hope, and Love, and their mother Sophia
Sophia and Daughters › - 18Fridayfast
St Ariadne of Phrygia › - 19Saturday after the Elevation of the Cross
David and Constantine of Yaroslavl › - 20Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross
Eustathius and Theopistes › - 21Monday
St Jonah › - 22Tuesday
St Cosmas of Zographou › - 23Wednesdayfast
St John of Epirus › - 24St Silouan the Athonite
St Silouan of Mount Athos › - 25The Great Earthquake and the Trisagion Miraclefast
St Sergius of Radonezh › - 26The Repose of St John the Theologian
- 27Sunday
St Sabbatius of Solovetsk › - 28Monday
St Wenceslas, King of the Czechs › - 29Tuesday
St Cyriacos of Palestine › - 30Wednesdayfast
St Gregory of Pelsheme ›
Questions about September 2026
What Orthodox feasts are in September 2026?
On the New Calendar, the Church keeps the Nativity of the Theotokos on September 8 and the Exaltation of the Precious Cross on September 14.
Is there an Orthodox fast in September 2026?
No fasting season falls in September 2026 on the New Calendar, but September 14, the Exaltation of the Precious Cross, is a strict fast day. Wednesdays and Fridays are also kept as fast days, except in fast-free weeks and on some feast days.