---
title: "March 27, 2029 — St Benedict of Nursia | Church calendar"
description: "Tuesday, March 27, 2029. 14 March (Old Style). St Benedict of Nursia. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-03-27"
language: "en"
---

Tuesday

# March 27, 2029

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

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-03-27) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2029-03-27)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-03)

[← March 26](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-03-26) [March 28 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-03-28)

## Events of the day

- St Benedict of Nursia

  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 49:6–10

- Vespers

  Genesis 31:3–16

- Vespers

  Proverbs 21:3–21

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)