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3/1/2025
Saturday of the 36th week after Pentecost: Cheesefare Saturday — Tone 2
Commemoration of Departed Righteous Monastics Martyr Eudoxia of Heliopolis
- Romans 14.19-23, 16.25-27 (Epistle)
- Galatians 5.22-6.2 (Epistle) (Departed)
- Matthew 6.1-13 (Gospel)
- Matthew 11.27-30 (Gospel) (Departed)
3/2/2025
36th Sunday after Pentecost: Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion of Adam from Paradise — Tone 3
Forgiveness Sunday Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia; St Arseny, Bishop of Tver
- Mark 16.9-20 (3rd Matins Gospel)
- Romans 13.11-14.4 (Epistle)
- Matthew 6.14-21 (Gospel)
3/3/2025
Monday of the First Week of Lent — Tone 3
Beginning of the Great Fast Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus
- Isaiah 1.1-20 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 1.1-13 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 1.1-20 (Vespers)
3/4/2025
Tuesday of the First Week of Lent — Tone 3
Ven. Gerasimus of the Jordan; Rt. Blv. Prince Daniel of Moscow
- Isaiah 1.19-2.3 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 1.14-23 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 1.20-33 (Vespers)
3/5/2025
Wednesday of the First Week of Lent — Tone 3
Martyr Conon of Isauria
- Isaiah 2.3-11 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 1.24-2.3 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 2.1-22 (Vespers)
3/6/2025
Thursday of the First Week of Lent — Tone 3
Forty-two Martyrs of Ammoria
- Isaiah 2.11-21 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 2.4-19 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 3.1-18 (Vespers)
3/7/2025
Friday of the First Week of Lent — Tone 3
Seven Hieromartyrs of Cherson
- Isaiah 3.1-14 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 2.20-3.20 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 3.19-34 (Vespers)
3/8/2025
First Saturday of Lent — Tone 3
St Theodore Tyro (the Recruit) St Theophylactus, Bishop of Nicomedia
- Hebrews 1.1-12 (Epistle)
- 2 Timothy 2.1-10 (Epistle) (St Theodore)
- Mark 2.23-3.5 (Gospel)
- John 15.17-16.2 (Gospel) (St Theodore)
3/9/2025
First Sunday of Lent — Tone 4
Sunday of Orthodoxy; Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
- Isaiah 43.9-14 (Vespers) (Martyrs)
- Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 (Vespers) (Martyrs)
- Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 (Vespers) (Martyrs)
- Luke 24.1-12 (4th Matins Gospel)
- Hebrews 11.24-26, 32-12.2 (Epistle)
- Hebrews 12.1-10 (Epistle) (Martyrs)
- John 1.43-51 (Gospel)
- Matthew 20.1-16 (Gospel) (Martyrs)
3/10/2025
Monday of the Second Week of Lent — Tone 4
Martyr Quadratus and Companions
- Isaiah 4.2-5.7 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 3.21-4.7 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 3.34-4.22 (Vespers)
3/11/2025
Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent — Tone 4
St. Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem; St Euthymius, Bishop of Novgorod
- Isaiah 5.7-16 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 4.8-15 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 5.1-15 (Vespers)
3/12/2025
Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent — Tone 4
Ven. Theophanes the Confessor
- Isaiah 5.16-25 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 4.16-26 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 5.15-6.3 (Vespers)
3/13/2025
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent — Tone 4
Trans. Rel. Nicephorus, Patr. Constantinopole
- Isaiah 6.1-12 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 5.1-24 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 6.3-20 (Vespers)
3/14/2025
Friday of the Second Week of Lent — Tone 4
Ven. Benedict of Nursia
- Isaiah 7.1-14 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 5.32-6.8 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 6.20-7.1 (Vespers)
3/15/2025
Second Saturday of Lent — Tone 4
Memorial Saturday Martyr Agapius and Seven with Him
- Hebrews 3.12-16 (Epistle)
- 1 Thessalonians 4.13-17 (Epistle) (Departed)
- Mark 1.35-44 (Gospel)
- John 5.24-30 (Gospel) (Departed)
3/16/2025
Second Sunday of Lent — Tone 5
St Gregory Palamas Martyr Sabinas of Egypt
- Luke 24.12-35 (5th Matins Gospel)
- Hebrews 1.10-2.3 (Epistle)
- Hebrews 7.26-8.2 (Epistle) (St Gregory)
- Mark 2.1-12 (Gospel)
- John 10.9-16 (Gospel) (St Gregory)
3/17/2025
Monday of the Third Week of Lent — Tone 5
Ven. Alexius the Man of God; Ven. Makary of Kalyazinsk
- Isaiah 8.13-9.7 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 6.9-22 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 8.1-21 (Vespers)
3/18/2025
Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent — Tone 5
St Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem; Rep. St Nikolaj of Zhicha
- Isaiah 9.9-10.4 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 7.1-5 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 8.32-9.11 (Vespers)
3/19/2025
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent — Tone 5
Martyrs Chrysanthius and Daria
- Isaiah 10.12-20 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 7.6-9 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 9.12-18 (LXX) (Vespers)
3/20/2025
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent — Tone 5
Holy Fathers Slain at St Sabbas Monastery
- Isaiah 11.10-12.2 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 7.11-8.3 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 10.1-22 (Vespers)
3/21/2025
Friday of the Third Week of Lent — Tone 5
St James the Confessor of Catania
- Isaiah 13.2-13 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 8.4-21 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 10.31-11.12 (Vespers)
3/22/2025
Third Saturday of Lent — Tone 5
Memorial Saturday Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra
- Hebrews 10.32-38 (Epistle)
- 1 Thessalonians 4.13-17 (Epistle) (Departed)
- Mark 2.14-17 (Gospel)
- John 5.24-30 (Gospel) (Departed)
3/23/2025
Third Sunday of Lent — Tone 6
Veneration of the Precious Cross Martyr Nikon and 199 Disciples
- Luke 24.36-53 (6th Matins Gospel)
- Hebrews 4.14-5.6 (Epistle)
- Mark 8.34-9.1 (Gospel)
3/24/2025
Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent — Tone 6
Forefeast of Annunciation Ven. Zachariah the Recluse
- Isaiah 14.24-32 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 8.21-9.7 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 11.19-12.6 (Vespers)
- Genesis 28.10-17 (Vespers) (Annunciation)
- Ezekiel 43.27-44.4 (Vespers) (Annunciation)
- Proverbs 9.1-11 (Vespers) (Annunciation)
3/25/2025
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent — Tone 6
Annunciation Most Holy Theotokos
- Luke 1.39-49, 56 (Matins Gospel) (Annunciation)
- Isaiah 25.1-9 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 9.8-17 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 12.8-22 (Vespers)
- Exodus 3.1-8 (Vespers) (Annunciation)
- Proverbs 8.22-30 (Vespers) (Annunciation)
- Hebrews 2.11-18 (Epistle) (Annunciation)
- Luke 1.24-38 (Gospel) (Annunciation)
3/26/2025
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent — Tone 6
Leavetaking of Annunciation; Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel
- Isaiah 26.21-27.9 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 9.18-10.1 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 12.23-13.9 (LXX) (Vespers)
- Hebrews 2.11-18 (Epistle) (Theotokos)
- Luke 1.24-38 (Gospel) (Theotokos)
3/27/2025
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent — Tone 6
Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica
- Isaiah 28.14-22 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 10.32-11.9 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 13.19-14.6 (Vespers)
3/28/2025
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent — Tone 6
Ven. Hilarion the New
- Isaiah 29.13-23 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 12.1-7 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 14.15-26 (Vespers)
3/29/2025
Fourth Saturday of Lent — Tone 6
Memorial Saturday Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa
- Hebrews 6.9-12 (Epistle)
- 1 Corinthians 15.47-57 (Epistle) (Departed)
- Mark 7.31-37 (Gospel)
- John 5.24-30 (Gospel) (Departed)
3/30/2025
Fourth Sunday of Lent — Tone 7
St John Climacus Ven. John Climacus
- John 20.1-10 (7th Matins Gospel)
- Hebrews 6.13-20 (Epistle)
- Ephesians 5.9-19 (Epistle) (St John)
- Mark 9.17-31 (Gospel)
- Matthew 4.25-5.12 (Gospel) (St John)
3/31/2025
Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent — Tone 7
Repose St Innocent, Metr. Moscow and Apostle to Americas
- John 10.1-9 (Matins Gospel) (St Innocent)
- Isaiah 37.33-38.6 (6th Hour)
- Genesis 13.12-18 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 14.27-15.4 (Vespers)
- Composite 2 - Proverbs 10, 3, 8 (Vespers) (St Innocent)
- Composite 3 - Wisdom of Solomon 4, 5 (Vespers) (St Innocent)
- Composite 4 - Proverbs 10; Wisdom of Solomon 6, 7, 8, 9 (Vespers) (St Innocent)
- Hebrews 7.26-8.2 (Epistle) (St Innocent)
- John 10.9-16 (Gospel) (St Innocent)