Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of October 19
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on October 19 — on the Old Calendar, civil November 1.
Commemorated on October 19
- Prophet Joel
- Martyr Varus
- St. John of Kronstadt (glorification)
St. John of Kronstadt
Priest of St. Andrew's Cathedral in Kronstadt (†1908) who served Liturgy daily, kept a diary of grace ('My Life in Christ'), and fed thousands. All Russia was his parish.
When it falls
- New Calendar: October 19 every year
- Old Calendar: civil November 1
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.