New martyr
New Hieromartyrs Priests Michael, Alexis, Demetrius, Sergius, Sergius and Deacon Nicholas, Venerable Martyrs Ioasaph, Natalia and Alexandra († 1938)
In Russian: Сщмчч. Михаила, Алексия, Димитрия, Сергия, Сергия пресвитеров и Николая диакона, прмч. Иоасафа и прмцц. Наталии и Александры (1938)
In Church Slavonic: Сщ҃енномꙋ́ченикѡвъ мїхаи́ла, а҆леѯі́а, дими́трїа, се́ргїа, се́ргїа пресвѵ́терѡвъ и҆ нїкола́ѧ дїа́кона, прпⷣбномч҃ника і҆ѡаса́фа и҆ прмч҃ницъ ната́лїи и҆ а҆леѯа́ндры (1938)
Feast days
2026
Old calendar
- (9 March on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
2027
Old calendar
- (9 March on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
Also commemorated on 22 March 2026
- Fourth Sunday of Lent
- Venerable John Climacus of Sinai, Author of “the Ladder” († 649)
- ✚The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste († c.320): Cyrion, Candidus, Domnus, Hesychius, Iraclius, Smaragdus, Eunoicus, Valentus, Vivian, Claudius, Priskus, Theodulus, Eutichius, John, Xanthus, Ilian, Sisinius, Angius, Aetius, Flavius, Dometian, Gaius, Leontius, Athanasius, Cyrill, Sakerdonus, Nicholas, Valerius, Philoctimon, Seberian, Chudionus, Aglaius, and Meliton
- Martyr Urpasianus of Nicomedia († c.295)
- Venerable Cæsarius, brother of St Gregory the Theologian († c. 369)
- Righteous Tarasius of Liconium
- Albazinian Icon of the Mother of God called “The Word Was Made Flesh” (1666)