Wednesday, 18 February 2026
5 February 2026 on the Old calendar
- Cheesefare Wednesday
- ✚Repose of Saint Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov († 1696)
Liturgical colour: gold
Saints of the day
- Martyr Agatha of Palermo in Sicily († 251)
- Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord
- Мч. Михаила, прмц. Александры (1942)
- Martyr Theodoula of Anazarbus in Cilicia, and with her Martyrs Helladius, Macarius, Boethus, and Evagrius († c. 304)
- Spruce (Eletsky) Icon found in Chernigov (1060) and the “In Search of the Perishing” Icon of the Mother of God
Fasting
No meatFish, dairy and eggs are fine; no meat.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.