Commemoration of Holy Forefathers: Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, James the Brother of the Lord; The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia, burned to death in church, together with the martyrs who suffered outside the church: Glycerius, Zeno, Theophilus the deacon, Dorotheus, Mardonius, Migdonius the deacon, Indes, Gorgonius, Peter, Euthymius, and the virgins Agape, Domna, Theophila and others (302); Apostle of the 70, Nicanor the Deacon (34).

Commemoration of the Virgin-martyr Juliana, and with her 500 men and 130 women, of Nicomedia (304); Repose of Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus’, miracle-worker (1326); Martyr Theomistocles of Myra in Lycia (251); Saint Filaret, Metropolitan of Kyiv and Halych (1857).

Commemoration of Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus (250); Martyrs Philemon, Apollonius, Arianus, and Theoctychus of Alexandria (286-287). Nativity Fast (St. Philip’s Fast).

Commemoration of ❖Saint Andrew the Apostle, the First-called (62); St. Frumentius, Archbishop of Abyssinia (circa 380).

Commemoration of Saint Amphilocius, Bishop of Iconium (394; Saint Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum (6-7th century); Saint Sisinios the confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus (circa 325); Martyr Theodore of Antioch (4th century); Venerable Alexander the monk, founder and abbot of the monastery of the Unsleeping Ones (430).

Commemoration of Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew (60); Saint Fulvianus, Prince of Ethiopia, in holy baptism Matthew (1st century).

Commemoration of Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus (284-305); Venerable Matrona, abbess, of Constantinople (circa 492); Venerable Theoctiste of the isle of Lesbos (881); Onesiphorus the Confessor of the Near Caves of the Kyiv Caves Abbey (1148); Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica (4th century); Martyr Anthony of Apamea (5th century); Venerable John the Short of Egypt (5th century); Venerable Eustolia (610) and Sosipatra (625) of Constantinople; Venerable Saint Nektarios of Aegina, Metropolitan of Pentapolis, Wonderworker (1920); icon of the Mother of God Quick to Hear (10th century).

Commemoration of Martyrs Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidophorus, and Anempodistus of Persia, and those who suffered with them (circa 341-345); Venerable Marcian of Cyrrhus (388).

Commemoration of the Holy and Glorious Great Martyr Demetrius, of Thessalonica (circa 306); Venerable Theophilus, Bishop of Novhorod, of the Distant Caves in the Kyiv Caves Abbey (ca.1482); Martyr Lupus, slave of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica (306); Saint Athanasius of Medikion Monastery (ca. 814); Venerable Dimitry Basarbovskyi (1685, Bulgaria).

Commemoration of Prophet Joel (800 B.C.); Martyr Warus and seven monk-martyrs in Egypt (307); Blessed Cleopatra (327) and her son John, in Egypt; Hieromartyr Sadoc (Sadoth), bishop of Persia, and 128 Martyrs with him (342); Venerable Gabriel of Athos (1901); Conference (Gathering) of Holy Healers (transitional celebration on the Sunday closest to October 17-18).