Parish Herald

The Parish Herald is a publication that contains an interpretation of the Sunday Gospel reading of the day, the lives of the saints, the schedule of services for the coming week, and helpful spiritual articles or excerpts from the works of the ascetics of piety.

Thursday March 12, 2026 / February 27, 2026

Third Week of the Great Lent. Tone six.
Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil

Venerable Procopius the Confessor of Decapolis (ca. 750).

New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1932).

New Hieromartyr Peter priest, Martyr Michael (1938).

Venerable Titus, presbyter of the Kiev Caves (1190).

Venerable Titus the Soldier, monk of the Kiev Caves (14th c.).

Venerable Thalelaeus, hermit of Syria (460).

Martyr Gelasius the Actor of Heliopolis (297).

Venerable Stephen, monk of Constantinople (614) (Greek).

Venerables Asclepius and James of Syria, monks (5th c.) (Greek).

Venerable Timothy of Caesarea, monk (Greek).

Martyr Nesius (Greek).

Martyrs Julian and his disciple Chroniun at Alexandria (250-252).

St. Macarius, bishop of Jerusalem (333).

St. Pitirim, bishop of Tambov (1698).

New Martyr Elias of Trebizond (1749).

St. Herefrith, bishop of Lincolnshire.

The Scripture Readings

Isaiah 11:10-12:2 (6th Hour)
Genesis 7:11-8:3 (Vespers, 1st Reading)
Proverbs 10:1-22 (Vespers, 2nd Reading)