---
title: "March 19, 2020 — The 42 Martyrs of Amorium | Church calendar"
description: "Thursday, March 19, 2020. 6 March (Old Style). The 42 Martyrs of Amorium. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03-19"
language: "en"
---

Thursday

# March 19, 2020

6 March (Old Style) · 3rd week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03-19) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2020-03-19)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03)

[← March 18](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03-18) [March 20 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03-20)

## Events of the day

- The 42 Martyrs of Amorium

  Commemoration

## Fasting

Fast day · Great Lent

Great Lent, Tuesday and Thursday: cooked food without oil.

- Meat: not allowed
- Dairy & eggs: not allowed
- Fish: not allowed
- Oil: not allowed
- Wine: not allowed

Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.

## Readings of the day

- 6th Hour

  Isaiah 11:10–12:2

- Vespers

  Genesis 7:11–8:3

- Vespers

  Proverbs 10:1–22

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, Julian calendar.

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/ephrem)