April 12, 2033

Events of the day

• St John Climacus (of the Ladder)

  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 49:6–10

• Vespers

  Genesis 31:3–16

• Vespers

  Proverbs 21:3–21

• Vespers · St Innocent

  Composite reading — Proverbs 10, 3, 8

• Vespers · St Innocent

  Composite reading — Wisdom of Solomon 4, 5

• Vespers · St Innocent

  Composite reading — Proverbs 10; Wisdom of Solomon 6, 7, 8, 9

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

Saints and icons

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