Wednesday, 23 February 2028

Saints of the day

• Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna († 167)
• New Hieromartyrs Priests Alexis, Nicholas, Michael and Martyr Sergius († 1938)
• Venerable John, Antiochus, Antoninus, Moses, Zebinas, Polychronius, another Moses, and Damian, Ascetics of the Syrian Deserts (5th C)
• Venerable Alexander the founder of the Monastery of the “Unsleeping Ones” († c. 430)
• Venerable Gorgonia, sister of St Gregory the Theologian
• Venerable Polycarp of Briansk († 1620-1621)
• Venerable Moses of White Lake
• Venerable Damian of Esphigmenou on Mt Athos
• New Venerable Martyr Damian the New of Philotheou, who suffered at Larissa (1568)
• Forerunner

Fasting

Fish, dairy and eggs are fine; no meat.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.

Readings

• Old Testament (Vespers): Joel 3:12-21
• Old Testament (Vespers): Isaiah 40:1-3, 41:17-18, 45:8, 48:20-21, 54:1
• Old Testament (Vespers): Malachi 3:1-3, 5-7, 12, 17-18, 4:4-6
• Old Testament (Vespers): Wisdom 4:7, 16-17, 19-20, 5:1-7

Full text of the readings