Orthodox calendar: October 30 - the memory of the prophet Hosea, of the 12 minor prophetstranslated

22nd Week after Pentecost.

Today, October 30, 2026, the Orthodox Church commemorates all Orthodox Christians who were killed innocently by atheists or were innocently imprisoned and honors the memory of the prophet Hosea (820 BC); transfer of relics rights. Lazarus of the Four Days, bishop. Kitiysky (898); mchch. the unmercenary Cosmas and Damian of Arabia, and their brethren martyrs. Leontia, Anthima and Eutropia (287 or 303); prmch. Andrey Kritsky (767); St. Anthony of Leokhnovsky, Novgorod (1611); sschmchch. Neophytos and Anatoly presbyters, martyr. Iacinthos and Callista (1918); sschmch. Alexandra, Archbishop Semipalatinsk (1937); icons of the Mother of God, called “Before Christmas and after Christmas, the Virgin” (1827) and “Deliverer” (c. 1889).

Fast day.

The holy prophet Hosea, son of Beerin, came from the tribe of Issachar. He lived in the 8th century. (no later than 722) before the birth of Christ in the kingdom of Israel and was a contemporary of the holy prophets Isaiah, Micah and Amos.

At that time, many of his fellow tribesmen retreated from the true God and, forgetting His benefits and miracles, worshiped idols. The holy prophet Hosea, with his wise instructions, again turned them to ancient piety. Exposing the iniquities of the inhabitants of Israel,...