THE FEAST OF FEASTS

April 24            – Great and Holy Pascha

Fixed Great Feasts

January 7          – The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ

January 19        – The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ

February 15     – Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple

April 7              – The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar

August 19         – The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ

August 28         – The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

September 21  – Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar

September 27  – The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord

December 4     – Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Movable Great Feasts

April 17            – Palm Sunday

June 2              – Holy Ascension

June 12            – Pentecost – Trinity Sunday

Feasts

January 14        – Circumcision of the Lord

July 7               – The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John

July 12             – The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul

September 11  – The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist

October 14      – Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Fasting Seasons

March 7 – April 23       – Great Lent

June 20 – July 11          – Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast

August 14 – August 28              – Dormition (Theotokos) Fast

November 28 – January 6         – Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast)

Fast Days

The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks

January 18        – Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany)

September 11  – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist

September 27  – The Elevation of the Cross

Traditional days of remembrance

February 26     – Meat-fare Saturday

March 19         – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent

March 26         – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent

April 2              – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent

May 3              – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha)

June 11            – Trinity Saturday

November 5     – Demetrius Saturday

Fast-free Weeks

January 7 – January 17              – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve)

February 13 – February 19       – Publican & Pharisee

February 27 – March 5             – Maslenitsa

April 24 – April 30        – Bright Week

June 12 – June 18         – Trinity Week