Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of September 26
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on September 26 — on the Old Calendar, civil October 9.
Commemorated on September 26
- Repose of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
Apostle John the Theologian
The beloved disciple, who leaned on the Lord's breast at the Supper and stood at the Cross. Evangelist, elder of Ephesus; in extreme old age he repeated one sermon: 'Little children, love one another.'
When it falls
- New Calendar: September 26 every year
- Old Calendar: civil October 9
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.