March 7, 2028

Events of the day

• Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna

  Commemoration

Fasting

Fast day · Great Lent

Great Lent, Tuesday and Thursday: cooked food without oil.

• Meat: not allowed
• Dairy & eggs: not allowed
• Fish: not allowed
• Oil: not allowed
• Wine: not allowed

Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.

Readings of the day

• 6th Hour

  Isaiah 5:7–16

• Vespers

  Genesis 4:8–15

• Vespers

  Proverbs 5:1–15

• Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Isaiah 40, 41, 45, 48, 54

• Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Malachi 3, 4

• Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Wisdom of Solomon 4, 5

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, Julian calendar.

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian