Holy Friday

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 04/10/2026

Saints and Feasts: Holy Friday; Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage; 150 and more Righteous Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monastery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis; Gregory V, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople; Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop of Thessolonica; Miltiades, Pope of Rome

Abstain from meat, dairy, eggs, fish, olive oil, wine

Epistle Reading: St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 5:6-8

Gospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66

Note: This is one of the strictest fast days of the year, and St. Michael keeps the Antiochian practice. For guidance on your own fast, talk to Fr. Michael.