---
title: "April 6, 2033 — St Zacharias the Monk | Church calendar"
description: "Wednesday, April 6, 2033. 24 March (Old Style). St Zacharias the Monk. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-04-06"
language: "en"
---

Wednesday

# April 6, 2033

24 March (Old Style) · 5th week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-04-06) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2033-04-06)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-04)

[← April 5](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-04-05) [April 7 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-04-07)

## Events of the day

- St Zacharias the Monk

  Commemoration

- Forefeast: Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos

## Fasting

Fast day · Great Lent

Wednesday and Thursday of the 5th week of Lent (the Great Canon): food with oil and wine.

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

  Isaiah 41:4–14

- Vespers

  Genesis 17:1–9

- Vespers

  Proverbs 15:20–16:9 (LXX)

- Vespers · Annunciation

  Genesis 28:10–17

- Vespers · Annunciation

  Ezekiel 43:27–44:4

- Vespers · Annunciation

  Proverbs 9:1–11

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)