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Thursday February 26, 2026 / February 13, 2026

First Week of the Great Lent. Tone four.

Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)

Calculated: Strict Fast (f2)

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Fasting Season

  • Great Lent

Saints

  1. Venerable Martinian, monk, of Caesarea in Palestine (422). primary
  2. St. Modomnoc, bishop of Ossory (6th c.) (Celtic & British). westernBritain and Ireland
  3. St. Castor of Karden, hieromonk and missionary (Germany) westernBritain and Ireland
  4. Translation of the relics of St. Edward the Martyr, King of England. westernBritain and Ireland
  5. The holy woman Zoe of Bethlehem and Virgin Photina (5th c.).
  6. Venerable Eulogius, archbishop of Alexandria (607-608).
  7. Venerable Symeon the Myrrh-gusher, prince of Serbia (1200).
  8. Synaxis of All Saints of Omsk Metropolia.
  9. New Hieromartyrs Basil and Gabriel priests (1919).
  10. New Hieromartyr Silvester (Olshevsky) bishop of Omsk and Pavlodar (1920).
  11. New Hieromartyrs Zosimas, Nicholas, Basil, John, Leontius, Vladimir, Parthenius, John, John, Michael priests and Eugene deacon, and Martyr Paul, Virgin-martyrs Anna, Vera and Irina (1938).
  12. Blessed Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) of Bogucharsk (1950).
  13. St. Martin the Merciful.
  14. Apostle and Martyr Aquila, and Priscilla (Greek).
  15. St. Timothy, patriarch of Alexandria (385).
  16. St. Joseph of Volokolamsk (1515).
  17. St. Ermenhilda, abbess of Ely.
  18. St. Huna, priest-monk of Huneya.

Scripture

  • Isaiah 2:11-21 - (6th Hour)
  • Genesis 2:4-19 - (Vespers, 1st Reading)
  • Proverbs 3:1-18 - (Vespers, 2nd Reading)