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title: "February 23, 2029 (New Style) | Church calendar"
description: "Friday, February 23, 2029. 23 February (Revised Julian). Fast day. The Orthodox Church calendar, icons, prayers, lives of saints and Church history on…"
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Friday

# February 23, 2029

23 February (Revised Julian) · 1st week of Great Lent

New Calendar (Revised Julian)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-02-23) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2029-02-23)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2029-02)

[← February 22](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2029-02-22) [February 24 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2029-02-24)

## Events of the day

No commemorations in the content package for this day yet

## 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 3:1–14

- Vespers

  Genesis 2:20–3:20

- Vespers

  Proverbs 3:19–34

- Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Isaiah 40, 41, 45, 48, 54

- Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Malachi 3, 4

- Vespers · Forerunner

  Composite reading — Wisdom of Solomon 4, 5

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, New Calendar (OCA practice).

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/ephrem)