For the WESTERN calendar,
GOOD FRIDAY 2026 will be observed on
Friday April 3, Noon until 3 p.m. (Traditional hours
understood to be the hours Jesus was crucified)
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see Solemn Liturgy at
NATIONAL CATHEDRAL, D.C.
cathedral.org/calendar/
solemn-liturgy-of-good-friday/
Patriarch Filaret
has died in Ukraine -- an Orthodox
Christian leader who led establishment
of an independent Ukrainian Church
and had become a symbol of defiance
toward Russia -- Friday
MARCH 20, 2026 at age 97.
In 2001 he declared "this is our
right to an independent Ukrainian
state, free of Russian influence".
He took the name FILARET in 1950
when he became a Monk, teaching
both in Moscow and Kyiv; ordained
a Bishop, later an Archbishop, a
Metropolitan.
He gained the title of
"Hero of Ukraine"; the head of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Epiphanius I
presided over his memorial service
Saturday March 21, 2026 at
St. Michael's Monastery, Kyiv.
The FINAL Championship episode for the
finalists in the Winter Season episodes on
The Masked Singer
(Fox Competition series :
Jan. - April Wednesdays)
is
April 1, 2026
from 8 - 10 p.m. Eastern
[ 13th episode of Season 14 ]
No one under 18 May be out on the
streets / beaches of
DAYTON BEACH, FL
after 8 p.m.
see:
abcnews.go.com/
Albany, NY
details at
NBC News
"Underground Railroad
Museum alleges in Friday
March 20 lawsuit that
Trump's NEH (endowment
on the Humanities) cancelled
its $250,000 grant and calls
for reinstatement. NBCNEWS
dot-com"
military times.com/
global/mideast-africa/
2026/03/20/
ukraine-deploys-units-to-five-midle-east-
countries-to-intercept-drones
THE Five nations neighboring IRAN are:
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Qatar
Jordan
THE HILL Platform / website
conveys the finding from a Jury
in San Francisco, CA
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5795094-
jury-rules-musk-defrauded-investors
Ryan Mancini - reporter / contributor
THE Hill 8:29 p.m 3/21/2026
