Eastern Catholic Daily Readings

The Story of St. Mary of Egypt as traditionally read during The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete and commemorated on the 5th Sunday of the Great Fast

Friday, Mar 15, 2024: Isaiah 45:11-17. Genesis 22:1-18. Proverbs 17:17-18:5. Holy Martyr Agapius and the Six Martyrs with Him (284-305). Great Fast Day 33. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Thursday, Mar 14, 2024: Isaiah 42:5-16. Genesis 18:20-33. Proverbs 16:17-17:17. Our Venerable Father Benedict of Nursia (547). Great Fast Day 32. 

Wednesday, Mar 13, 2024: Isaiah 41:4-14. Genesis 17:1-9. Proverbs 15:20-16:9. Transfer of the Relics of Our Holy Father Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople (847). Great Fast Day 31. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat. 

Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024: Isaiah 40:18-31. Genesis 15:1-15. Proverbs 15:7-19. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theophanes of Sigriana (817). Our Holy Father Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome (604). Great Fast Day 30.

Monday, Mar 11, 2024: Isaiah 37:33-38:6. Genesis 13:12-18. Proverbs 14:27-15:4. Our Holy Father Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem (638). Great Fast Day 29. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Sunday, Mar 10, 2024: Hebrews 6:13-20. Ephesians 5:9-19. Mark 9:17-31. Matthew 4:25-5:12 Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast: St. John Climacus. Holy Martyr Codratus and Those with Him (249-51) Great Fast Day 28

Saturday, Mar 9, 2024: Hebrews 12:1-10. Matthew 20:1-16. Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (321-23). Great Fast Day 27.

Friday, Mar 8, 2024: Isaiah 29:13-23. Genesis 12:1-7. Proverbs 14:15-26. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theophilactus, Bishop of Nicomedia (c. 845). Great Fast Day 26. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Thursday, Mar 7, 2024: Isaiah 28:14-22. Genesis 10:32-11:9. Proverbs 13:19-14:6. Holy Priest-Martyrs and Bishops of Cherson Basil, Ephrem, Capiton, Eugene, Etherius and Others (284-305). Passing into Eternal Life (1935) of Blessed Leonid Fedorov, Exarch of the Russian Catholic Church, and Martyr. Great Fast Day 25.

Wednesday, Mar 6, 2024: Isaiah 26:21-27:9: Genesis 9:18-10:1. Proverbs 12:23-13:10. Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Ammorium (848). Great Fast Day 24. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Tuesday, Mar 5, 2024: Isaiah 25:1-9. Genesis 9:8-17. Proverbs 12:8-22. Holy Martyr Conon (249-251). Great Fast Day 23. 

Monday, Mar 4, 2024: Isaiah 14:24-32. Genesis 8:21-9:7. Proverbs 11:19-12:6. Our Venerable Father Gerasimus of the Jordan (475). Great Fast Day 22. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Sunday, Mar 3, 2024: Hebrews 4:14-5:6. Mark 8:34-9:1. Third Sunday of the Great Fast: Veneration of the Holy Cross. Octoechos Tone 7. Holy Martyrs Eutropius and His Companions Cleonicus and Basiliscus (286-305). Great Fast Day 21.

Saturday, Mar 2, 2024: Hebrews 10:32-38. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17. Mark 2:14-17. John 5:24-30. All Souls Saturday. Holy Priest-Martyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia (c. 321). Great Fast Day 20. 

Friday, Mar 1, 2024: Isaiah 13:2-13. Genesis 8:4-21. Proverbs 10:31-11:12. Holy Venerable-Martyr Eudocia (98-117). Great Fast Day 19. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat. 

Thursday, Feb 29, 2024: Isaiah 11:10-12:2. Genesis 7:11-8:3. Proverbs 10:1-22. Our Venerable Father Cassian (430-35). Great Fast Day 18. 

Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024: Isaiah 10:12-20. Genesis 7:6-9. Proverbs 9:12-18. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Basil, Ascetical Companion of Procopius (716-40). Great Fast Day 17. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Tuesday, Feb 27, 2024: Isaiah 9:9-10:4. Genesis 7:1-5. Proverbs 8:32-9:11. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Procopius the Decapolitan (716-40). Great Fast Day 16. 

Monday, Feb 26, 2024: Isaiah 8:13-9:7. Genesis 6:9-22. Proverbs 8:1-21. Our Holy Father Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza (420). Blessed Edigna. Great Fast Day 15. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat. 

Sunday, Feb 25, 2024: Hebrews 1:10-2:3. Mark 2:1-12. Second Sunday of the Great Fast: St. Gregory Palamas. Octoechos Tone 6. Our Holy Father Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople (806). Great Fast Day 14.

Saturday, Feb 24, 2024: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15. Matthew 11:2-15. The First and Second Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist. Great Fast Day 13.

Friday, Feb 23, 2024: Isaiah 7:1-14. Genesis 5:32-6:8. Proverbs 6:20-7:1. Isaiah 40:1-11. Malachi 3. Wisdom 4:7-15. Vesper Prayers Holy Priest-Martyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna (155-56). Great Fast Day 12. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat. 

Thursday, Feb 22, 2024: Isaiah 6:1-12. Genesis 5:1-24. Proverbs 6:3-20. The Discovery of the Relics of the Holy Martyrs at Eugenius (345-408). Great Fast Day 11.

Wednesday, Feb 21, 2024: Isaiah 5:16-26. Genesis 4:16-26. Proverbs 5:15-6:3. Our Venerable Father Timothy of Symbola. Our Holy Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Great Antioch. Great Fast Day 10. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.