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Today's Feast Day: Honoring Saint Timothy and Other Ascetics

Published February 21, 2026, 06:28
Today's Feast Day: Honoring Saint Timothy and Other Ascetics

The Orthodox Church today commemorates the memory of Saint Timothy of Symbolon and other Saints. The day is Clean Monday, dedicated to all ascetics and monks who distinguished themselves for their faith and asceticism. Saint Timothy lived as an ascetic with strict abstinence and prayer, while Saint Eustathius was a great defender of Orthodoxy. Saint Zacharias, Saint John III, and Saint George are also honored. Clean Monday serves as a spiritual bridge to Lent, calling on the faithful to enter the fast with humility and determination. In addition to religious events, today is also World Mother Language Day and Tour Guide Day.