Sunday
4 Paremhat 1699
March 13, 1983
1st Sunday of Paremhat
Litany Season: Air and Fruits
Sunday before the Great Fast
Special Observance
The Sunday before the Great Fast is the last day before the beginning of Great Lent. The faithful prepare for the Lenten journey with readings that call to repentance and spiritual watchfulness.
Synaxarium
Assembly of the Holy Council on the island of Bani-Omar
On this day a Holy Council convened on the island of Bani-Omar against those people called the Fourteenthians.
The Martyrdom of St. Haboulyous (Hanulius) the prince
On this day also St. Haboulyous (Hanulius) the prince of the city of Perga in Pamphylia was martyred.