---
title: "April 2, 2026 — Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas"
description: "Thursday, April 2, 2026. 20 March (Old Style). Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-04-02"
language: "en"
---

Thursday

# April 2, 2026

20 March (Old Style) · 6th week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-04-02) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2026-04-02)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-04)

[← April 1](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-04-01) [April 3 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-04-03)

## Events of the day

- Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas

  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 65:8–16

- Vespers

  Genesis 46:1–7

- Vespers

  Proverbs 23:15–24:5

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)