---
title: "March 7, 2028 — Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna"
description: "Tuesday, March 7, 2028. 23 February (Old Style). Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-03-07"
language: "en"
---

Tuesday

# March 7, 2028

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

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-03-07) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2028-03-07)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-03)

[← March 6](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-03-06) [March 8 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-03-08)

## Events of the day

- Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna

  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 5:7–16

- Vespers

  Genesis 4:8–15

- Vespers

  Proverbs 5:1–15

- Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Isaiah 40, 41, 45, 48, 54

- Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Malachi 3, 4

- Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Wisdom of Solomon 4, 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)