---
title: "March 8, 2030 — Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna"
description: "Friday, March 8, 2030. 23 February (Old Style). Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. No fast"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-03-08"
language: "en"
---

Friday

# March 8, 2030

23 February (Old Style) · Cheesefare Week

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-03-08) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2030-03-08)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-03)

[← March 7](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-03-07) [March 9 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-03-09)

## Events of the day

- Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna

  Commemoration

## Fasting

No fast · Cheesefare Week

Cheesefare Week: no meat; dairy, eggs and fish are allowed every day.

- Meat: not allowed
- Dairy & eggs: allowed
- Fish: allowed
- Oil: allowed
- Wine: 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

  Zechariah 8:7–17

- Vespers

  Zechariah 8:19–23

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, Julian calendar.

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [Short penitential prayers](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/penitential-short)