Tuesday, 24 March 2026
11 March 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: purple
19 days until Pascha
Saints of the day
- Forefeast of the Annunciation
- Venerable Zachariah the Recluse of Egypt
- St. Artemon (Menignus) the Bishop of Seleucia (1st-2nd C)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Vladimir († 1920)
- St. James the Confessor the Bishop of Catania (8th-9th C)
- Venerable Zachariah the Ascetic of the Kiev Caves (13th-14th C)
- Holy Martyrs Stephen and Peter of Kazan († 1552)
- Icon of the Mother of God called “the Beclouded Mount” (17th C)
- Hieromartyr Parthenius, Patriarch of Constantinople
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.