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Monday, March 2, 2009

Feast of the day

Beginning of Great Lent

Epistle and Gospel of the day

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From the Synaxarion

  • Sfântul Nicolae Planas, ocrotitorul celor căsătoriți
  • Sfântul Cuvios Ioachim Papoulakis din Ithaca
  • Sfântul Mucenic Nestor
  • Sfântul Mucenic Isihie
  • Sfântul Sfințit Mucenic Teodot, Episcopul Chiriniei

Fasting today

Strict fast (dry eating)

Dry eating: bread, uncooked vegetables and fruit, water. No oil.

Great Lent · the beginning of Great Lent

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