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Sunday March 29, 2026 / March 16, 2026

Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent. Tone one.

Great Lent. Food with Oil

Calculated: Food with Oil (f4)

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Fasting Season

  • Great Lent

Saints

  1. Venerable Mary of Egypt (movable holiday on the 5th Sunday of the Great Lent). primary
  2. Martyr Sabinas of Hermopolis, Egypt (303). primary
  3. Martyr Papas of Lycaonia (305). primary
  4. Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy, bishop of Britain (1st c.). westernBritain and Ireland
  5. St. Abban of Kilabban (650) (Celtic & British). westernBritain and Ireland
  6. St. Serapion, archbishop of Novgorod (1516).
  7. Hieromartyr Alexander, pope of Rome (119).
  8. Martyr Julian of Anazarbus (305).
  9. Martyrs Trophimus and Thalus of Laodicea (300).
  10. Venerable Christodulus, wonderworker of Patmos (1093).
  11. Martyr Romanus at Parium on the Hellespont.
  12. 10 Martyrs in Phoenicia (Greek).
  13. St. Pimen, Fool-for-Christ and Enlightener of Dagestan, and his companion Anton Meskhi, the Censurer of Kings (13th c.) (Georgia).
  14. St. Ambrosi (Khelaia) the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1927) (Georgia).
  15. New Martyr Malachi of Rhodes, who suffered at Jerusalem (1500).

Scripture

  • John 20:19-31 - (9th Matins Gospel)
  • Hebrews 9:11-14
  • Galatians 3:23-29 - (Venerable Mary)
  • Mark 10:32-45
  • Luke 7:36-50 - (Venerable Mary)