---
title: "March 11, 2031 — St Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza"
description: "Tuesday, March 11, 2031. 26 February (Old Style). St Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-03-11"
language: "en"
---

Tuesday

# March 11, 2031

26 February (Old Style) · 3rd week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-03-11) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2031-03-11)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-03)

[← March 10](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-03-10) [March 12 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-03-12)

## Events of the day

- St Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza

  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 9:9–10:4

- Vespers

  Genesis 7:1–5

- Vespers

  Proverbs 8:32–9:11

- Vespers · St Raphael

  Composite reading — Proverbs 10, 3, 8

- Vespers · St Raphael

  Proverbs 10:31–11:12

- Vespers · St Raphael

  Wisdom of Solomon 4:7–15

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)