Sunday · February 26, 2023(Julian: Feb 13)
Clean Monday · Great Lent begins
Major Feast Dairy
Fasting
Fast
Dairy Allowed (Cheesefare Week)
You may eat
Dairy, eggs, fish, wine, oil, vegetables — but no meat.
To avoid
Meat.
Feasts of the Day
- Clean Monday · Great Lent beginsMajor feast
Lives of the Saints
- ✚St. Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza
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Feasts of the Day
- Clean Monday · Great Lent beginsMajor feast
Lives of the Saints
- ✚St. Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Forefeast of the Meeting
2
Meeting of the Lord in the Temple
3
Holy Righteous Symeon the Go
4
St. Isidore of Pelusium
5
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (Triodion begins)
6
St. Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrn
7
St. Parthenius of Lampsacus
8
Great Martyr Theodore Strate
9
Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch
10
Hieromartyr Charalampus, Bis
11
Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop o
12
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
13
St. Martinian of Palestine
14
Repose of St. Cyril, Equal-t
15
Apostle Onesimus of the Seve
16
Martyrs Pamphilus, Valens, a
17
Great Martyr Theodore the Ty
18
Meatfare Sunday · Sunday of the Last Judgement
19
Cheesefare Week begins
20
St. Leo, Bishop of Catania
21
St. Timothy of Symbola
22
Uncovering of the relics of
23
Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop
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First and Second Findings of
25
Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare Sunday)
26
Clean Monday · Great Lent begins
27
St. Procopius the Confessor
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St. Basil the Confessor
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Strict fast
no oil/wine/fish
Wine & oil
no fish
Fish allowed
+ wine & oil
Dairy week
no meat
Fast free
all foods
Great feast Major feast