---
title: "March 16, 2026 — Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus"
description: "Monday, March 16, 2026. 3 March (Old Style). Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-16"
language: "en"
---

Monday

# March 16, 2026

3 March (Old Style) · 4th week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-16) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2026-03-16)

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

[← March 15](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-15) [March 17 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-17)

## Events of the day

- Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus

  Commemoration

## 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

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 14:24–32

- Vespers

  Genesis 8:21–9:7

- Vespers

  Proverbs 11:19–12:6

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)