Eastern Catholic Daily Readings

Tuesday, Feb 20, 2024: Isaiah 5:7-16. Genesis 4:8-15. Proverbs 5:1-15. Our Venerable Father Leo, Bishop of Catania. Great Fast Day 9

Monday, Feb 19, 2024: Isaiah 4:2-5:6. Genesis 3:21-4:7. Proverbs 3:34-4:22 Holy Apostle Archippus. Great Fast Day 8. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Sunday, Feb 18, 2024: Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40. 12:1-2. John 1:43-51. First Sunday of the Great Fast: Sunday of Orthodoxy. Octoechos Tone 5. Our Holy Father Leo, Pope of Rome (461). Great Fast Day 7. The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is celebrated today.

Saturday,Feb 17, 24:Hebrews 1:1-12, 7:26-8:2.2 Timothy 2:1-10.Mark 2:23-3:5.John 10:9-16,15:17-16:2. Repose of Our Venerable Father Constantine the Philosopher, in the Monastic Life, Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs. First Saturday of the Great Fast: Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit. Holy and Great-Martyr Theodore the Recruit. Great Fast Day 6. Feast of St. Cyril transferred from February 14. Polyeleo...

Friday, Feb 16, 2024: Isaiah 3:1-14. Genesis 2:20-3:20. Proverbs 3:19-34. Deuteronomy 1:8-17. Deuteronomy 10: 14-21. Wisdom 3:1-9. Holy Martyrs Pamphilus the Priest and Porphyrius and their companions. Great Fast Day 5. Feast of the Forerunner moved to February 25. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat. 

Thursday, Feb 15, 2024: Isaiah 2:11-21. Genesis 2:4-19. Proverbs 3:1-19. The Holy Apostle Onesimus. Great Fast Day 4. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat. 

Wednesday, Feb 14, 2024: Isaiah 2:3-11. Genesis 1:24-2:3. Proverbs 2:1-22. Our Venerable Father Auxentius. Venerable Maron the Wonderworker and Hermit. Great Fast Day 3. Feast of St. Cyril transferred to February 17 this year. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat. 

Tuesday, Feb 13, 2024: Isaiah 1:19-2:3. Genesis 1:14-23. Proverbs 1:20-33. Our Venerable Father Martinian. Great Fast Day 2. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Monday, Feb 12, 2024: Isaiah 1:1-20. Genesis 1:1-13. Proverbs 1:1-20. Our Holy Father Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch. First day of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat, dairy, and eggs, and foods that contain these ingredients.

Romans 13:11-14:4. Matthew 6:14-21. Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare). Martyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebastia

Romans 14:19-26. Galatians 5:22-6:2. Matthew 6:1-13. Matthew 11:27-30. Saturday before Cheesefare Sunday. Holy Martyr Charalampius

Zechariah 8:7-14. Zechariah 8:19-23. Holy Martyr Nicephorus. Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat.

Jude 11-25. Luke 23:1-34, 44-56. Holy Great-Martyr Theodore the General. Holy Prophet Zechariah

Joel 2:12-26. Joel 3:12-21. Our Venerable Father Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus (312-37). Passing into Eternal Life (1957) of Blessed Petro Verhun, apostolic Visitator of Forced Labourers in Germany and Martyr of Siberia.

Jude 1-10. Luke 22:39-42. 22:45-23:1. Leave-taking of the Feast of the Encounter. Our Venerable Father Boucolus, Bishop of Smyrna. Holy Priest-Martyr Sylvanus, Bishop of Emessa and Those with Him.

3 John 1:1-15. Luke 19:29-40. 22:7-39. Post-feast of the Encounter. Holy Martyr Agatha

1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2. Matthew 25:31-46. Sunday of the Fearful Judgement (Meatfare). Post-feast of the Encounter. Our Venerable Father Isidore of Pelusium

1 Corinthians 10:23-28. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17. Luke 21:8-9, 25-27, 33-36. John 5:24-30 All Souls Saturday. Post-feast of the Encounter. Holy and Just Simeon Who Received God and the Prophetess Anna.

Hebrews 7:7-17. Luke 2:22-40. The Encounter of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Feast of Our Lord. Holy Day of Obligation.

Romans 8:28-39. Luke 10:19-21. Fore-feast of the Encounter. Holy Martyr Tryphon (249-51).

1 John 3:21-4:6. Mark 14:43-15:1. The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John (284-305). Venerable Father John Bosco.

Hebrews 13:7-16. Matthew 5:14-19. The Three Holy and Great Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. Holy Priest-Martyr Hippolytus (235) All-Night Vigil Feast. A day when the faithful are highly encouraged to participate in the Divine Liturgy. 

1 John 2:18-3:10. Mark 11:1-11. The Transfer of the Relics of the Great-Martyr Ignatius the God-bearer (of Antioch).

1 Corinthians 6:12-20. Luke 15:11-32.

Hebrews 7:26-8:2. John 10:9-16.