Wednesday, 18 March 2026
5 March 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: purple
25 days until Pascha
Saints of the day
- Holy Hierarch Cyrill, Archbishop of Jerusalem († 386)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Demetrius, Venerable Martyr Natalia (1938)
- Holy Martyrs Trophimus and Eucarpion of Nicomedia († c. 300)
- Venerable Aninas of the Euphrates
- Venerable Daniel of Egypt
- Martyred King Edward
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.