Sunday March 22, 2026 / March 9, 2026 Fourth Sunday of the Great Lent. Tone eight.Great Lent. Food with Oil Venerable John Lestvichnik (movable holiday on the 4th Sunday of the Great Lent).The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste: Cyrion (or Quirio), Candidus, Domnus, Hesychius, Heraclius, Smaragdus, Eunoicus, Valens, Vivianus, Claudius, Priscus, Theodulus, Eutychius, John, Xanthias,
Saturday March 21, 2026 / March 8, 2026 Fourth Saturday of the Great Lent. Tone seven.Great Lent. Food with Oil Parents’ Saturday. Remembrance of the dead.Venerable Theophylactus, bishop of Nicomedia (845).New Hieromartyr John priest (1923).Martyr Vladimir (1942).Venerables Lazarus and Athanasius, monks of Murman Island, Onega Lake (1391).Apostle Hermas of the Seventy (1st c.).Hieromartyr Theodoretus of Antioch (361).Venerable Dometius, monk
Friday March 20, 2026 / March 7, 2026 Fourth Week of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone seven.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) The Holy Hieromartyrs of Cherson: Basil, Ephraim, Capito, Eugene, Aetherius, Elpidius, and Agathodorus (4th c.).New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1930).New Hieromartyr Nilus, Virgin-martyrs Matrona, Mary, Eudocia, Ecaterina, Antonina, Nadezhda, Xenia, and
Thursday March 19, 2026 / March 6, 2026 Fourth Week of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone seven.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil The 42 Martyrs of Ammoria in Phrygia, including: Constantine, Aetius, Theophilus, Theodore, Melissenus, Callistus, Basoes, and others (845).Venerable Job (Joshua in Schema) of Solovki (1720).The uncovering of the
Wednesday March 18, 2026 / March 5, 2026 Fourth Week of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone seven.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyr Conon of Isauria (2nd c.).St. Nicholas (1919).New Hieromartyr John priest and New Hieromartyrs Mardarius and Theophanes (1938).St. Nicholas (Velimirovich), bishop of Ochrid and