March 2025
Feastday readings are in boldface. Readings: After Easter (AE), After Pentecost (AP), After Holy Cross (AC), Lent (L).
Tones: Octoechos (T), Eothinon (E)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Saturday of our God-bearing Fathers the Ascetics
Martyr Eudocia
Epistle: Romans 14:19-23,16:25-27
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-13
No meat or dairy
2
Sunday of Cheese-fare
Epistle: Romans 13:11-14,14:1-4
Gospel: Matthew 6:14-21
No meat or dairy
T.8 / E.8
3
Great Fast Begins
Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus
Noon: Isaiah 1:1-20
Vespers: Genesis 1:1-13, Proverbs 1:1-20
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
4
Father Gerasimos the Jordanite
Noon: Isaiah 1:19-2:4
Vespers: Genesis 1:14-23, Proverbs 1:20-33
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
5
Martyr Conon of Isauria
Noon: Isaiah 2:3-11
Vespers: Genesis 1:24-2:3, Proverbs 2:1-22
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
6
Forty-two Martyrs of Amorium
Noon: Isaiah 2:11-21
Vespers: Genesis 2:4-19, Proverbs 3:1-18
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
7
Hieromartyrs Ephrem, Basil, Eugene, Agathodore, Capiton, Aitheres and Elpides
Noon: Isaiah 3:1-15
Vespers: Genesis 2:20-3:20, Proverbs 3:19-34
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
8
Saturday of the Great Among the Martyrs Theodore
Epistle: Hebrews 1:1-12
Gospel: Mark 2:23-28,3:1-5
No meat or dairy
1L
9
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Epistle: Hebrews 12:1-10
Gospel: John 1:43-51
T.1 / E.9
No meat or dairy
1L
10
Martyrs Codratos of Corinth and His Companions
Noon: Isaiah 4:2-6,5:1-7
Vespers: Genesis 3:21-4:7, Proverbs 3:34-4:22
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
11
Father Sophronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem
Noon: Isaiah 5:7-16
Vespers: Genesis 4:8-15, Proverbs 5:1-15
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
12
Fathers Theophane, Confessor and Gregory the Great, Pope of Rome
Noon: Isaiah 5:16-25
Vespers: Genesis 4:16-26, Proverbs 5:15-6:4
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
13
Deposition of the Remains of Nicephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople
Noon: Isaiah 6:1-12
Vespers: Genesis 5:1-24, Proverbs 6:3-20
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
14
Father Benedict of Nursia
Noon: Isaiah 7:1-15
Vespers: Genesis 5:32-6:8, Proverbs 6:20-7:1
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
15
Martyrs Agapios and His Seven Companions
Epistle: Hebrews 3:12-16
Gospel: Mark 1:35-44
No meat or dairy
2L
16
Sunday of the Holy Relics and Saint Gregory Palamas
Epistle: Hebrews 1:10-14,2:1-3
Gospel: Mark 2:1-12
T.2 / E.10
No meat or dairy
2L
17
Father Alexis, the Man of God
Noon: Isaiah 8:13-22,9:1-7
Vespers: Genesis 6:9-22, Proverbs 8:1-21
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
18
Father Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem
Noon: Isaiah 9:9-21,10:1-4
Vespers: Genesis 7:1-5, Proverbs 8:32-9:11
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
19
Martyrs Chrysanthos and Daria
Noon: Isaiah 10:12-20
Vespers: Genesis 7:6-9, Proverbs 9:12-18
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
20
Martyrs of the Monastery of St. Sabas
Noon: Isaiah 11:10-16,12:1-2
Vespers: Genesis 7:11-8:3, Proverbs 10:1-22
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
21
Father James, Bishop of Catania, Confessor
Noon: Isaiah 13:2-13
Vespers: Genesis 8:4-21, Proverbs 10:31-11:12
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
22
Hieromartyr Basil, Priest of the Church of Ancyra
Epistle: Hebrews 10:32-38
Gospel: Mark 2:14-17
No meat or dairy
3L
23
Sunday of the Holy Cross
Epistle: Hebrews 4:14-16,5:1-6
Gospel: Mark 8:34-38,9:1
T.3 / E.11
No meat or dairy
3L
24
Preparation of the Annunciation
Father Zachary the Recluse
Noon: Isaiah 14:24-32
Vespers: Genesis 8:21-9:7, Proverbs 11:19-12:6
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
25
Annunciation of the Mother of God
Orthros: Luke 1:39-49,56
Epistle: Hebrews 2:11-18
Gospel: Luke 1:24-38
No meat or dairy
26
Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel
Epistle: Hebrews 2:2-10 (Sep 6)
Gospel: Luke 10:16-21 (Sep 6)
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
27
Mother Matrona of Salonica
Noon: Isaiah 28:14-22
Vespers: Genesis 10:32-11:9, Proverbs 13:19-14:6
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
28
Fathers Stephen the Wonderworker and Hilarion the Younger
Noon: Isaiah 29:12-23
Vespers: Genesis 12:1-7, Proverbs 14:15-26
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
29
Hieromartyrs Mark, Bishop of Amethusa, His Deacon Cyril and Their Companions
Epistle: Hebrews 6:9-12
Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
No meat or dairy
4L
30
Sunday of our Father John Climacus
Epistle: Hebrews 6:13-20
Gospel: Mark 9:17-31
T.4 / E.1
No meat or dairy
4L
31
Father Hypatios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra
Noon: Isaiah 37:33-38,38:1-6
Vespers: Genesis 13:12-18, Proverbs 14:27-15:4
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy