March 8th, 1896
Sunday · March 8, 1896(Julian: Feb 25)
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Sunday of the Holy Cross (Adoration of the Cross)

Major FeastWine + Oil
Fasting
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Great Lent
Wine and Oil Allowed
You may eat

Vegetables, legumes, shellfish, bread, wine, and olive oil.

To avoid

Meat, dairy, eggs, and fish.

Feasts of the Day

  • Sunday of the Holy Cross (Adoration of the Cross)
    Major feast

Lives of the Saints

  • St. Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia

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Feasts of the Day

  • Sunday of the Holy Cross (Adoration of the Cross)
    Major feast

Lives of the Saints

  • St. Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia
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