March 2026
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Sunday Martyr Pamphilus the Presbyter and those with him 16 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 2 Monday Great-martyr Theodore the Recruit; Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow 17 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 3 Tuesday St Leo, Pope of Rome 18 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 4 Wednesday Apostles Archippus and Philemon of the Seventy 19 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Thursday St Leo, Bishop of Catania 20 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 6 Friday St Timothy of Symbola; St Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch 21 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 7 Saturday Saturday of the 2nd week of Great Lent. Commemoration of the departed 22 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 8 Sunday Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna 23 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 9 Monday First and Second Finding of the Head of John the Forerunner 24 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 10 Tuesday St Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople 25 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 11 Wednesday St Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza 26 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 12 Thursday St Procopius the Decapolite, Confessor 27 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 13 Friday St Basil the Confessor 28 February (Old Style) · fast day
- 14 Saturday Saturday of the 3rd week of Great Lent. Commemoration of the departed 1 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 15 Sunday Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia; St Arsenius, Bishop of Tver 2 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 16 Monday Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus 3 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 17 Tuesday St Gerasimus of the Jordan; Right-believing Prince Daniel of Moscow 4 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 18 Wednesday Martyr Conon of Isauria 5 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 19 Thursday The 42 Martyrs of Amorium 6 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 20 Friday Hieromartyrs of Chersonesus: Basil, Ephrem, Capito, Eugene, Aetherius, Elpidius and Agathodorus 7 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 21 Saturday Saturday of the 4th week of Great Lent. Commemoration of the departed 8 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 22 Sunday The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste 9 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 23 Monday Martyr Codratus and his companions 10 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 24 Tuesday St Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem; St Euthymius, Archbishop of Novgorod 11 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 25 Wednesday St Theophanes the Confessor of Sigriane; St Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome 12 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 26 Thursday Translation of the relics of St Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople 13 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 27 Friday St Benedict of Nursia 14 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 28 Saturday Martyr Agapius and the seven with him 15 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 29 Sunday Martyrs Sabinus and Papas 16 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 30 Monday St Alexis the Man of God; St Macarius of Kalyazin 17 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 31 Tuesday St Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem 18 March (Old Style) · fast day
2026
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekFebruary 16 – February 22
- Great LentFebruary 23 – April 3
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 4 – April 5
- Holy WeekApril 6 – April 11
- Apostles' FastJune 8 – 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.