Friday March 13, 2026 / February 28, 2026 Third Week of the Great Lent. Tone six.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Venerable Basil the Confessor (747), companion of St. Procopius at Decapolis.St. Arsenius (Matsievich), metropolitan of Rostov, confessor (1772).New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1932).Blessed Nicholas of Pskov, fool-for-Christ (1576).Hieromartyr Proterius, patriarch of
“The passion of pride arises from two kinds of ignorance, and when these two kinds of ignorance unite together, they form a single confused state of mind. For a man is proud only if he is ignorant both of divine help and of human weakness. Therefore pride is a lack
Wednesday March 11, 2026 / February 26, 2026 Third Week of the Great Lent. Tone six.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) St. Porphyrius, bishop of Gaza (420).New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1918).New Hieromartyr Peter priest (1930).New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1933).Virgin-martyr Anna (1938).New Hieromartyrs John bishop of Rylsk
“God is now allowing severe trials to come upon us. Hard times are approaching. We will face great temptations. We must take this seriously and begin to live a truly spiritual life. The circumstances are already compelling us – and will continue to compel us – toward spiritual struggle. Yet
Tuesday March 10, 2026 / February 25, 2026 Third Week of the Great Lent. Tone six.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil St. Tarasius, archbishop of Constantinople (806).New Hieromartyr Alexander, priest, Virgin-Martyr Mstislava (1938).New Hieromartyr Priest Leo Korobczuk of Laskov (Chelm and Podlasie, Poland) (1944).New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1945).Hieromartyr Reginus,
Monday March 9, 2026 / February 24, 2026 Third Week of the Great Lent. Tone six.Great Lent. Food with Oil First (4th c.) and Second (452) Findings of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist.Venerable Erasmus of the Kiev Caves (1160).Uncovering of the relics (1486) of St. Romanus, prince of Uglich.Martyrs Montanus, Lucias, Julian, Victoricus,
“Maintain the conviction that our disorderliness is not natural to us, and do not listen to those who say, ‘It is no use talking about it, because that is just how we are made, and you cannot do anything about it.’ That is not how we are made, and if
Sunday March 8, 2026 / February 23, 2026 Second Sunday of the Great Lent. Tone six.Great Lent. Food with Oil St. Gregory Palamas the Archbishop of Thessalonica (movable holiday on the 2nd Sunday of the Great Lent).Synaxis of all Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Caves (movable holiday on the 2nd Sunday of