---
title: "March 18, 2026 — Martyr Conon of Isauria | Church calendar"
description: "Wednesday, March 18, 2026. 5 March (Old Style). Martyr Conon of Isauria. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-18"
language: "en"
---

Wednesday

# March 18, 2026

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

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-18) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2026-03-18)

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

[← March 17](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-17) [March 19 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-03-19)

## Events of the day

- Martyr Conon of Isauria

  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 26:21–27:9

- Vespers

  Genesis 9:18–10:1

- Vespers

  Proverbs 12:23–13:9 (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)