Friday, 19 February 2027
6 February 2027 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Saint Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna († c. 100)
- Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord
- New Hieromartyr Priest Demetrius and Martyr Anatolius († 1921)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Basil († 1930)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Alexander († 1938)
- Virgin-martyrs Dorothy and two sisters - Christina and Callista - and the Martyr Theophilus at Cæsarea in Cappadocia († c. 288-300)
- Virgin-martyr Fausta and with her, Evilasius and Maximus, at Cyzicus († c. 305-311)
- Martyr Julian of Emesa († 312)
- Venerable Barsanuphius the Great and Venerable John the Prophet (6th C)
- Saint Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople (9th C)
- Martyrs Martha, Mary, and their brother Lycarion
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.