---
title: "March 5, 2026 — St Leo, Bishop of Catania | Church calendar"
description: "Thursday, March 5, 2026. 20 February (Old Style). St Leo, Bishop of Catania. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-05"
language: "en"
---

Thursday

# March 5, 2026

20 February (Old Style) · 2nd week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-05) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2026-03-05)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03)

[← March 4](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-04) [March 6 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-06)

## Events of the day

- St Leo, Bishop of Catania

  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 6:1–12

- Vespers

  Genesis 5:1–24

- Vespers

  Proverbs 6:3–20

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)