February 26, 2023 First Sunday of the Great Fast: The Sunday of Orthodoxy; Octoechos Tone 5; Our Holy Father Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza (420) Great Fast Day 7. Matins Resurrectional Gospel 5. The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is celebrated today. Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40; 12:1-2; John 1:43-51.