Thursday, 26 March 2026
13 March 2026 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: purple
17 days until Pascha
Saints of the day
- Translation of the relics of St Nicephorus the Patriarch of Constantinople (846)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Nicholas († 1919)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Gregory († 1921)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Michael († 1938)
- Martyr Sabinus (Abibus) of Egypt († 287)
- Martyrs Africanus, Publius and Terence at Carthage (3rd C)
- Martyr Alexander of Macedonia (305-311)
- Martyr Christina of Persia (4th C)
- Venerable Aninas of the Euphrates
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.