Tuesday, 17 February 2026
4 February 2026 on the Old calendar
- Cheesefare Tuesday
- ✚Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia († 1612)
Liturgical colour: red
Saints of the day
- Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit († c. 306)
- Finding of the relics of Martyr Menas Callicelados ("the beautiful-sounding") of Alexandria († 867-889)
- Saint Mariamne, sister of the Apostle Philip (1st C)
- Holy Hierarch Auxibius, Bishop of Soli in Cyprus († 102)
- Venerable Theodore the Silent of the Kiev Caves (13th C)
- Venerable Theodosius and Romanus of Bulgaria
- New Martyr Theodore (18th C)
Fasting
No meatFish, dairy and eggs are fine; no meat.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.