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Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 03/05/2026

2nd Thursday of Lent
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Old Testament Reading:

Isaiah 6:1-12

Old Testament Reading:

Genesis 5:1-24

Old Testament Reading:

Proverbs 6:3-20

Conon the Gardener; Parthenios the New Martyr who contested in Didymoteichos; Mark the Ascetic; Righteous Father Mark of Athens; John the Bulgarian; Mark the Faster; George the New-Martyr of Rapsani; Eulogios the Martyr; Eulabios the Martyr; Conon the Isaurian; Archelaos the Martyr of Egypt

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Spiritual Reading

From the Lenten Triodion:Thursday of The Second Week

Wednesday, March 04, 2026

If we set our hands to doing good,the effort of Lent will be a time of repentance for us, a means to eternal life,for nothing quite saves the soul as much as giving to those in need.

 

 

 

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