Orthodox Readings

March 2028

  1. 1 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. Martyr Eudoxia of Heliopolis; The Holy Righteous Martyr Eudocia the Samaritan; Andonina the New Martyr
  2. 2 ThursdayLenten Fast: strictThursday. Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia; St Arseny, Bishop of Tver; The Four Hundred and Forty Martyrs of Lombardy (579)
  3. 3 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus; An Unknown Girl in Alexandria (?); Theodoretos the Holy Martyr of Antioch
  4. 4 SaturdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSaturday. Ven. Gerasimus of the Jordan; Rt. Blv. Prince Daniel of Moscow; St James the Faster of Phoenecia (6th c.)
  5. 5 SundayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSunday. First Sunday of Lent Sunday of Orthodoxy
  6. 6 MondayLenten Fast: strictMonday. Forty-two Martyrs of Ammoria; Finding the Precious Cross by St. Helen; Hesychios the Wonderworker
  7. 7 TuesdayLenten Fast: strictTuesday. Seven Hieromartyrs of Cherson; Lavrentios of Megara, the Righteous; Paul the Simple
  8. 8 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. St Theophylactus, Bishop of Nicomedia; Hieromartyr Theodoretus (362); Dometios the Righteous
  9. 9 ThursdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedThursday. Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
  10. 10 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. Martyr Quadratus and Companions; Our Holy Mother Anastasia (563); Michael Mauroudes the New-Martyr
  11. 11 SaturdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSaturday. Memorial Saturday
  12. 12 SundayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSunday. Second Sunday of Lent
  13. 13 MondayLenten Fast: strictMonday. Trans. Rel. Nicephorus, Patr. Constantinopole; Pouplios the Martyr, Bishop of Athens; Christina the Martyr of Persia
  14. 14 TuesdayLenten Fast: strictTuesday. Ven. Benedict of Nursia; St Theognostus, Metropolitan of Kiev (1353); Euschemon the Confessor, Bishop of Lampasakos
  15. 15 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. Martyr Agapius and Seven with Him; Holy Martyr Alexander (270-275); Manuel the New Martyr of Crete
  16. 16 ThursdayLenten Fast: strictThursday. Martyr Sabinas of Egypt; Our Holy Father Christodoulos, Wonderworker of Patmos (1111); Holy Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy, first Bishop of Britain (1st c.)
  17. 17 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. Ven. Alexius the Man of God; Ven. Makary of Kalyazinsk; St Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland (ca. 461)
  18. 18 SaturdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSaturday. Memorial Saturday
  19. 19 SundayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSunday. Third Sunday of Lent Veneration of the Precious Cross
  20. 20 MondayLenten Fast: strictMonday. Holy Fathers Slain at St Sabbas Monastery; St Photine the Samaritan Woman (66); St Cuthbert the Wonderworker, Bishop of Lindisfarne (687)
  21. 21 TuesdayLenten Fast: strictTuesday. Our Holy Father Serapion (366); St James the Confessor, Bishop of the Studion; St James the Confessor of Catania
  22. 22 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra; Martyr Drosida of Antioch, and five nuns (104); Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs
  23. 23 ThursdayLenten Fast: strictThursday. Martyr Nikon and 199 Disciples; Anatolios & Protoleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdom of St. George; Luke the New Martyr of Mytilene
  24. 24 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. Forefeast of Annunciation
  25. 25 SaturdayLenten Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSaturday. Memorial Saturday; Annunciation Most Holy Theotokos Memorial Saturday
  26. 26 SundayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSunday. Fourth Sunday of Lent
  27. 27 MondayLenten Fast: strictMonday. Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica; Paul, Bishop of Corinth
  28. 28 TuesdayLenten Fast: strictTuesday. Ven. Hilarion the New; Repose of Gerontissa Gavrilia (1992) (March 15 OC); Herodion the Apostle of the 70
  29. 29 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa; Our Holy Father John the Hermit (4th c.); The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius
  30. 30 ThursdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedThursday. Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
  31. 31 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. St Innocent, enlightener of Alaska and Siberia (1879); Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra (326); St Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow (1461)

Strict fast Fast, with some foods allowed. Open a day to see what is allowed.