---
title: "April 2, 2025 — Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas"
description: "Wednesday, April 2, 2025. 20 March (Old Style). Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04-02"
language: "en"
---

Wednesday

# April 2, 2025

20 March (Old Style) · 5th week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04-02) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2025-04-02)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04)

[← April 1](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04-01) [April 3 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04-03)

## Events of the day

- Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas

  Commemoration

## Fasting

Fast day · Great Lent

Wednesday and Thursday of the 5th week of Lent (the Great Canon): food with oil and wine.

- Meat: not allowed
- Dairy & eggs: not allowed
- Fish: not allowed
- Oil: allowed
- Wine: 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 41:4–14

- Vespers

  Genesis 17:1–9

- Vespers

  Proverbs 15:20–16:9 (LXX)

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)