Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ. Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus (250).

St. Niphon, bishop of Constantia on Cyprus (4th c.). St. Paul, bishop of Neo-Caesarea (4th c.). St. Nahum of Ochrid, enlightener of the Bulgarians (910). St. Theoctistus, archbishop of Novgorod (1310).

New Hieromartyrs Paul (Kratirov), bishop of Starobelsk (1932), and Macarius (Mironov), hieromonk, of Zavidovskaya Gorka (Tver), and John (Smirnov), hieromonk, of Bolshoye Mikhailovskoye (Tver) (1937).

St. David of Echmiadzin in Armenia (693). St. Egbert of Rathmelsigi (Neth.) (729).

Repose of Eldress Eudocia Rodionova of Leushino, fool-for-Christ (1886).