Orthodoxy
Aug 7
Friday
August 2026
25 July
Strict fast 10th Week after Pentecost
Saints of the day
Commemoration of the Fifth Ecumenical Council Joachim And Anna Martyrs Sanctus Maturus Attalus Blandina Vivlia Vetius Epagathus Ponticus Alexander And Others At Lyons 177 New Hieromartyrs Vukosav Milanovic And Rodoljub Samardzic Of Kulen Bakufa Serbia 1941 1945 Olympia The Deaconess Our Holy Mother Eupraxia The Virgin Saint Anna The Mother Of The Most Holy Mother Of God St Olympias The Deaconess Venerable Christopher Abbot Of Solvychegodsk Vologda 1572 Venerable Macarius Abbot Of Zheltovod And Unzha 1444 Prayers
See all Morning Prayers The rule prayed on rising, before the day's work begins. Evening Prayers The rule prayed at the close of the day, before sleep. Prayers Before Communion Prayers of preparation for receiving the Holy Mysteries. Prayers After Communion Prayers of thanksgiving after receiving the Holy Mysteries. Prayers at Mealtime Blessings before and thanksgiving after meals.
Services
See all Divine Liturgy The Eucharistic service of the Church — the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, celebrated on Sundays and feasts. Great Vespers The solemn evening service on the eve of Sundays and feasts, often joined to Matins as the All-Night Vigil. Vespers The evening service that opens the liturgical day, offered as the lamps are lit. Matins The morning service of psalms, canons, and praises, culminating in the Great Doxology. The Hours The brief services of psalmody that sanctify the turning points of the day. Presanctified Liturgy The Lenten evening service of Communion from the Presanctified Gifts, served on Wednesdays and Fridays of Great Lent.