Monday, 6 April 2026
24 March 2026 on the Old calendar
- Great Monday
- ✚Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius, Archbishop of Moravia, Enlightener of the Slavs († 885)
Liturgical colour: purple
6 days until Pascha
Saints of the day
- Holy Hierarch Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople († 582)
- New Hieromartyr Priest John († 1934)
- New Hieromartyr Priest James († 1943)
- Venerable Sebastian the New Confessor, of Karaganda († 1966)
- Venerable Platonida (Platonis) of Nisibis, Syria († 308)
- Holy 120 Martyrs of Persia († 344-347)
- Martyrs Jeremiah and the Priest Archilius († 3rd C)
- Venerable Gregory of Mt Athos
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.