---
title: "February 27, 2023 — St Auxentius | Church calendar"
description: "Monday, February 27, 2023. 14 February (Old Style). St Auxentius; Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-27"
language: "en"
---

Monday

# February 27, 2023

14 February (Old Style) · 1st week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-27) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2023-02-27)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02)

[← February 26](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-26) [February 28 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-28)

## Events of the day

- St Auxentius; Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs

  Polyeleos rank

- [Great Lent begins. Clean Monday](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/basics-fasting)

  Informational

## Fasting

Fast day · Great Lent

Great Lent, Monday, Wednesday and Friday: xerophagy.

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

The first week of Great Lent is kept with particular strictness; agree your measure with a priest.

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 1:1–20

- Vespers

  Genesis 1:1–13

- Vespers

  Proverbs 1:1–20

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)