March 2023
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Wednesday Martyr Pamphilus the Presbyter and those with him 16 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 2 Thursday Great-martyr Theodore the Recruit; Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow 17 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 3 Friday St Leo, Pope of Rome 18 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 4 Saturday Apostles Archippus and Philemon of the Seventy 19 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Sunday St Leo, Bishop of Catania 20 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 6 Monday St Timothy of Symbola; St Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch 21 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 7 Tuesday Finding of the relics of the Martyrs at Eugenius 22 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 8 Wednesday Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna 23 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 9 Thursday First and Second Finding of the Head of John the Forerunner 24 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 10 Friday St Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople 25 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 11 Saturday Saturday of the 2nd week of Great Lent. Commemoration of the departed 26 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 12 Sunday St Procopius the Decapolite, Confessor 27 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 13 Monday St Basil the Confessor 28 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 14 Tuesday Monk-martyr Eudocia 1 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 15 Wednesday Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia; St Arsenius, Bishop of Tver 2 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 16 Thursday Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus 3 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 17 Friday St Gerasimus of the Jordan; Right-believing Prince Daniel of Moscow 4 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 18 Saturday Saturday of the 3rd week of Great Lent. Commemoration of the departed 5 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 19 Sunday The 42 Martyrs of Amorium 6 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 20 Monday Hieromartyrs of Chersonesus: Basil, Ephrem, Capito, Eugene, Aetherius, Elpidius and Agathodorus 7 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 21 Tuesday St Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia 8 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 22 Wednesday The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste 9 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 23 Thursday Martyr Codratus and his companions 10 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 24 Friday St Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem; St Euthymius, Archbishop of Novgorod 11 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 25 Saturday Saturday of the 4th week of Great Lent. Commemoration of the departed 12 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 26 Sunday Translation of the relics of St Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople 13 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 27 Monday St Benedict of Nursia 14 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 28 Tuesday Martyr Agapius and the seven with him 15 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 29 Wednesday Martyrs Sabinus and Papas 16 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 30 Thursday St Alexis the Man of God; St Macarius of Kalyazin 17 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 31 Friday St Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem 18 March (Old Style) · fast day
2023
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekFebruary 20 – February 26
- Great LentFebruary 27 – April 7
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 8 – April 9
- Holy WeekApril 10 – April 15
- Apostles' FastJune 12 – July 11
- Dormition FastAugust 14 – August 27
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.