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
Saturday March 7, 2026 / February 22, 2026 Second Saturday of the Great Lent. Tone five.Great Lent. Food with Oil Parents’ Saturday. Remembrance of the dead.Uncovering of the relics of the Holy Martyrs at the gate of Eugenius at Constantinople (395-423).New Hieromartyr Priest Michael Lisitsyn of Ust-Labinskaya, Russia (1918).New Martyrs Joseph Smirnov protoierey,
“Be ashamed when you sin, don’t be ashamed when you repent. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance.” Saint John Chrysostom #shame #bold #medicine
Friday March 6, 2026 / February 21, 2026 Second Week of the Great Lent. Tone five.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)1Venerable Timothy of Symbola in Bithynia (795).St. Eustathius (Eustace), archbishop of Antioch (337).New Hieromartyrs Alexander, Daniel and Gregory priests (1930).New Hieromartyr Constantine priest, Paul deacon (1938).Virgin-Martyr Olga (1938).St. George,
Thursday March 5, 2026 / February 20, 2026 Second Week of the Great Lent. Tone five.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil Venerable Leo, bishop of Catania in Sicily (ca. 780).Abbot Macarius and 34 monks and novices of Valaam Monastery martyred by the Lutherans: hieromonk Titus, schemamonk Tikhon, monks Gelasius, Sergius, Varlaam, Sabbas, Conon,