Friday, 20 March 2026
7 March 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: purple
23 days until Pascha
Saints of the day
- Venerable Fathers slain at the Monastery of Saint Sabbas: John, Sergius, Patrick and others († 796)
- New Hieromartyr Deacon Basil († 1938)
- Martyr Photina (Svetlana), the Samaritan Woman, her sons, and those with her († c. 66)
- Holy Virgin Martyrs Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliania, Euthymia and Theodosia († 310)
- St. Nicetas the Confessor the Archbishop of Apollonias in Bithynia (9th C)
- Hieromartyr Euphrosynus of Blue Jay Lake, Novgorod († 1612)
- New Martyr Miron of Crete
- St. Cuthbert, Wonderworker of Britain († 687)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.