Saturday, 1 April 2028
19 March 2028 on the Old calendar
- Fifth Saturday of Lent, of the Akathist
- Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos
Liturgical colour: purple
15 days until Pascha
Saints of the day
- Venerable Euthymius Archimandrite of Suzdal, the Wonderworker († 1404)
- Venerable Mary of Egypt († 522)
- Venerable Barsonophius of Optina († 1913)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Sergey († 1938)
- Holy Martyr Abraham the Bulgar, Wonderworker of Vladimir († 1229)
- Venerable Gerontius the Canonarch of the Kiev Far Caves (14th C)
- Venerable Macarius the Abbot of Pelecete († c. 830)
- Martyrs Gerontius and Basilides (3rd C)
- Prophet Akhaz
- Venerable Procopius of Sasaba
- Holy Schema-bishop Macarius, the Confessor († 1944)
Fasting
With oilPlant food cooked with oil, and wine; no fish.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.