Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of January 2
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on January 2 — on the Old Calendar, civil January 15.
Commemorated on January 2
- St. Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker
- St. Sylvester, Pope of Rome
St. Seraphim of Sarov
Russian hermit and elder (†1833) who greeted every visitor, in any season, with 'Christ is risen, my joy!' He taught that the aim of the Christian life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit.
When it falls
- New Calendar: January 2 every year
- Old Calendar: civil January 15
Commemorations follow the Menaion of the Orthodox Church. New Calendar parishes keep them on the date shown; Old Calendar parishes keep them 13 days later on the civil calendar. Local churches add their own saints — your parish calendar comes first.