Monday, 20 March 2028

7 March 2028 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: purple

27 days until Pascha

Saints of the day

Venerable Fathers slain at the Monastery of Saint Sabbas: John, Sergius, Patrick and others († 796)
New Hieromartyr Deacon Basil († 1938)
Martyr Photina (Svetlana), the Samaritan Woman, her sons, and those with her († c. 66)
Holy Virgin Martyrs Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliania, Euthymia and Theodosia († 310)
St. Nicetas the Confessor the Archbishop of Apollonias in Bithynia (9th C)
Hieromartyr Euphrosynus of Blue Jay Lake, Novgorod († 1612)
New Martyr Miron of Crete
St. Cuthbert, Wonderworker of Britain († 687)

Strict fast

Plant food without oil.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.