“Many human activities, good in themselves, are not good because of the motive for which they are done. For example, fasting and vigils, prayer and psalmody, acts of charity and hospitality are by nature good, but when performed for the sake of self-esteem they are not good.” Saint Maximus the
Saturday March 28, 2026 / March 15, 2026 Fifth Saturday of the Great Lent: Laudation of the Mother of God. Tone eight.Great Lent. Food with Oil Martyrs Agapius, Publius (Pauplios), Timolaus, Romulus, two named Dionysius, and two named Alexander, at Caesarea in Palestine (303).New Hieromartyr Alexis priest (1938).New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1940).Hieromartyr Alexander of Side in Pamphylia (270-275).Martyr Nicander of Egypt
“Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a fall even if it be the most venial of faults; rather, be quick to repair it by repentance, although many others may commit a large number of faults, slight and
Friday March 27, 2026 / March 14, 2026 Fifth Week of the Great Lent. Tone eight.Great Lent. Food with Oil Venerable Benedict of Nursia, abbot (543).St. Theognostus, metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow (1353).St. Rostislav-Michael, prince of Kiev (1167).St. Euschemon, bishop of Lampsacus (9th c.).Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of St. Theodore (“Feodorovskaya”) (1613).Martyr
“You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones.” Saint Augustine of Hippo #orthodox #great #little
Thursday March 26, 2026 / March 13, 2026 Fifth Week of the Great Lent. Tone eight.Great Lent. Food with Oil Translation of the relics (846) of St. Nicephorus the Confessor, patriarch of Constantinople (829).New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1919).New Hieromartyr Gregory priest (1921).New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1938).Martyr Sabinus (Abibus) of Egypt (303).Martyrs Africanus, Publius, and Terence of Carthage
“Repentance is weeping for what one has done and not doing what one weeps for.” Saint Gregory The Dialogus Pope of Rome #Repentance #weeping #pope
Wednesday March 25, 2026 / March 12, 2026 Fifth Week of the Great Lent. Tone eight.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Venerable Theophanes the Confessor of Sigriane (818).St. Alexander confessor priest (1933).New Hieromartyrs John, Constantine priests, New Hieromartyr Vladimir (1938).New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1943).Righteous Phineas, grandson of Aaron (1500
All of life comes down to this. #God #orthodox #life
Tuesday March 24, 2026 / March 11, 2026 Fifth Week of the Great Lent. Tone eight.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil St. Sophronius, patriarch of Jerusalem (638).St. Euthymius, Bishop of Novgorod, wonderwoker (1458).Venerable Alexis of Goloseyevsky Skete, Kiev Caves (1917).Venerable Patrikius confessor (1933).New Hieromartyr Basil, priest (1937).Venerable Sophronius, recluse of