Monday, 2 March 2026

17 February 2026 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: purple

41 days until Pascha

Saints of the day

Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit († c. 306)
Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia († 1612)
Сщмч. Михаила, Павла пресвитеров.
Saint Mariamne, sister of the Apostle Philip (1st C)
Finding of the relics of Martyr Menas Callicelados ("the beautiful-sounding") of Alexandria († 867-889)
Venerable Theodore the Silent of the Kiev Caves (13th C)

Strict fast

Plant food without oil.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.