20th of March in Old Style
2nd of April in New Style

Sunday

Third Sunday of Great Lent. Adoration of the Holy Cross. Tone 3. Martyr Photina (Svetlana) the Samaritan woman. St. Martin of Braga in Iberia. The Holy Fathers who were slain at the Monastery of St. Sabbas: Sts. John, Sergius, Patrick, and others. St. Nicctas the Confessor, archbishop of Apollonias in Bithynia. Seven Virgin-martyrs of Amisus (Samsun): Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, and Theodosia. Suffering of St. Euphrosynus of Blue-Jay Lake. Martyr Myron of Crete. St. Wulfram, missionary (Neth.) Martyrs Rodion, Aquila the Eparch, Longinus, and Emmanuel.
Vespers: John 21:15-25.
Liturgy: Hebr. 4:14-5:6, Mk. 8:34-9:1.