---
title: "March 15, 2032 — Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia"
description: "Monday, March 15, 2032. 2 March (Old Style). Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia; St Arsenius, Bishop of Tver. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-03-15"
language: "en"
---

Monday

# March 15, 2032

2 March (Old Style) · 1st week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-03-15) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2032-03-15)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-03)

[← March 14](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-03-14) [March 16 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-03-16)

## Events of the day

- Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia; St Arsenius, Bishop of Tver

  Commemoration

- [Great Lent begins. Clean Monday](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/basics-fasting)

  Informational

## Fasting

Fast day · Great Lent

Great Lent, Monday, Wednesday and Friday: xerophagy.

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

The first week of Great Lent is kept with particular strictness; agree your measure with a priest.

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 1:1–20

- Vespers

  Genesis 1:1–13

- Vespers

  Proverbs 1:1–20

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)