Eastern Catholic Daily Readings

Our Holy Father Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem. Day 24 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 26:21-27:9: Presanctified - Genesis 9:18-10:1; Proverbs 12:23-13:10.

The Holy Martyr Codratus and those with him: Cyprian, Nika, Halyna, and others. Day 23 of the Great Fast. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 25:1-9; Vespers - Genesis 9:8-17; Proverbs 12:8-22.

The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Day 22 of the Great Fast. Polyeleos Feast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 14:24-32; Vespers - Genesis 8:21-9:7; Proverbs 11:19-12:6; Hebrews 12:1-10; Matthew 20:1-16.

Third Sunday of the Great Fast: Veneration of the Holy Cross; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theophilactus, Bishop of Nicomedia. Day 21 of the Great Fast.

All Souls Saturday; The Holy Hieromartyrs and Bishops of Cherson: Basil, Ephrem, Capiton, Eugene, Etherius and others; Blessed Hieromartyr Leonid Fedorov, Exarch of the Russian Catholic Church. Day 20 of the Great Fast. Hebrews 10:32-38; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Mark 2:14-17; John 5:24-30.

The Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Ammorium. Day 19 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 13:2-13; Presanctified - Genesis 8:4-21; Proverbs 10:31-11:12.

The Holy Martyr Conon. Day 18 of the Great Fast. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 11:10-12:2; Vespers - Genesis 7:11-8:3; Proverbs 10:1-22.

Our Venerable Father Gerasimus of the Jordan. Day 17 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 10:12-20; Presanctified - Genesis 7:6-9; Proverbs 9:12-18.

The Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus. Day 16 of the Great Fast. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 9:9-10:4; Vespers - Genesis 7:1-5; Proverbs 8:32-9:11.

The Holy Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia. Day 15 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 8:13-9:7; Genesis 6:9-22; Proverbs 8:1-21.

Second Sunday of the Great Fast, The Holy Venerable-Martyr Eudocia. Day 14 of the Great Fast. Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12.

All Souls Saturday; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Basil, ascetical companion of Procopius. Day 13 of the Great Fast. Hebrews 3:12-16; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Mark 1:35-44; John 5:24-30.

Our Venerable Father and Confessor Procopius the Decapolitan. Day 12 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 7:1-14; Presanctified - Genesis 5:32-6:8; Proverbs 6:20-7:1.

Our Holy Father Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza; Blessed Edigna. Day 11 of the Great Fast. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 6:1-12; Vespers - Genesis 5:1-24; Proverbs 6:3-20.

Our Holy Father Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople. Day 10 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 5:16-26; Presanctified - Genesis 4:16-26; Proverbs 5:15-6:3.

The First and Second Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Bpatizer John. Day 9 of the Great Fast. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 5:7-16; Vespers-Liturgy - Genesis 4:8-15; Proverbs 5:1-15; 2 Corinthians 4:6-15; Matthew 11:2-15.

The Holy Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. Day 8 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 4:2-5:6; Vespers - Genesis 3:21-4:7; Proverbs 3:34-4:22; Isaiah 40:1-11; Malachi 3; Wisdom 4:7-15.

First Sunday of the Great Fast: Sunday of Orthodoxy; The Discovery of the Relics of the Holy Martyrs at Eugenius. Day 7 of the Great Fast. Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40; 12:1-2; John 1:43-51.

First Saturday of the Great Fast: Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit; Our Venerable Father Timothy of Symbola; Our Holy Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Great Antioch. Day 6 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. Hebrews 1:1-12; 2 Timothy 2:1-10; Mark 2:23-3:5; John 15:17-16:2.

Our Venerable Father Leo, Bishop of Catania. Day 5 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. According to liturgical prescriptions, the Divine Liturgy is not celebrated today. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 3:1-14; Presanctified - Genesis 2:20-3:20; Proverbs 3:19-34.

The Holy Apostle Archippus. Day 4 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. According to liturgical prescriptions, the Divine Liturgy is not celebrated today. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 2:11-21; Vespers - Genesis 2:4-19; Proverbs 3:1-19.

Our Holy Father Leo, Pope of Rome. Day 3 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. According to liturgical prescriptions, the Divine Liturgy is not celebrated today. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 2:3-11; Presanctified - Genesis 1:24-2:3; Proverbs 2:1-22.

The Holy Great-Martyr Theodore the Recruit. Day 2 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. According to liturgical prescriptions, the Divine Liturgy is not celebrated today. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 1:19-2:3; Vespers - Genesis 1:14-23; Proverbs 1:20-33.

The Holy Martyrs Pamphilus the Priest and Porphyrius and those with them. Day 1 of the Great Fast. Abstention from meat, dairy, and eggs, and foods that contain these ingredients. According to liturgical prescriptions, the Divine Liturgy is not celebrated today. Sixth Hour - Isaiah 1:1-20: Vespers - Genesis 1:1-13; Proverbs 1:1-20.

Sunday of Cheesefare; The Holy Apostle Onesimus. Romans 13:11-14:4; Matthew 6:14-21.