Friday, 24 March 2028

Saints of the day

• Forefeast of the Annunciation
• Venerable Zachariah the Recluse of Egypt
• St. Artemon (Menignus) the Bishop of Seleucia (1st-2nd C)
• New Hieromartyr Priest Vladimir († 1920)
• St. James the Confessor the Bishop of Catania (8th-9th C)
• Venerable Zachariah the Ascetic of the Kiev Caves (13th-14th C)
• Holy Martyrs Stephen and Peter of Kazan († 1552)
• Icon of the Mother of God called “the Beclouded Mount” (17th C)
• Hieromartyr Parthenius, Patriarch of Constantinople

Fasting

Plant food without oil.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.

Readings

• Old Testament (Vespers): Genesis 12:1-7
• Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 14:15-26
• Old Testament (Vespers): Genesis 28:10-17
• Old Testament (Vespers): Ezekiel 43:27-44:4
• Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 9:1-11
• Old Testament (Vespers): Exodus 3:1-8
• Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 8:22-30

Full text of the readings