Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

January 25

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics

  1. St. Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople.
  2. St. Publius, ascetic of Syria.
  3. St. Mares the Singer of Syria.
  4. Martyrs Felicitas of Rome and seven sons: Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial.
  5. St. Moses, Archbishop of Novgorod.
  6. St. Castinus, Bishop of Byzantium.
  7. St. Demetrius Skevophylax of Constantinople.
  8. New-Martyr Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev (1918), protohieromartyr of the Communist Yoke.
  9. Greek Calendar
    • Martyr Medula and her companions.
    • St. Apollo of Thebes, monk.
  10. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Assuage My Sorrow"
  11. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy".
  12. Repose of Starets Anatole the Elder of Optina (1894).



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