Church Calendar
Feasts, fasts and the saints of each day.
The Lenten fast begins February 23 and runs to April 11.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, February 1Sunday of the Publican and the PhariseeMartyr Tryphon Sunday, February 1
| Monday, February 2, great feastGreat feastMeeting of Christ in the Temple(February 15 on the Old calendar) | Tuesday, February 3Righteous Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the Prophetess Tuesday, February 3
| Wednesday, February 4Isidore of Pelusium Wednesday, February 4
| Thursday, February 5Martyr Agatha of Palermo Thursday, February 5
| Friday, February 6Bucolus of Smyrna Friday, February 6
| Saturday, February 7Parthenius of Lampsacus |
| Sunday, February 8Sunday of the Prodigal SonGreat Martyr Theodore Stratelates Sunday, February 8
| Monday, February 9Leavetaking of the Meeting Monday, February 9
| Tuesday, February 10Hieromartyr Haralambos Tuesday, February 10
| Wednesday, February 11Hieromartyr Blaise of Sebaste Wednesday, February 11
| Thursday, February 12Meletius of Antioch | Friday, February 13Martinian of Caesarea Friday, February 13
| Saturday, February 14Memorial Saturday Saturday, February 14
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| Sunday, February 15Sunday of MeatfareSunday of the Last Judgment Sunday, February 15
| Monday, February 16Martyr Pamphylius and His CompanionsFast · no meat | Tuesday, February 17Great Martyr Theodore Tyro Tuesday, February 17
| Wednesday, February 18Leo the GreatFast · no meat | Thursday, February 19Philemon, Archippus, Apphia and Onesimus Thursday, February 19
| Friday, February 20Leo of Catania Friday, February 20
| Saturday, February 21Commemoration of Departed Righteous Monastics Saturday, February 21
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| Sunday, February 22Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion of Adam from ParadiseForgiveness Sunday Sunday, February 22
| Monday, February 23Hieromartyr Polycarp of Smyrna Monday, February 23
| Tuesday, February 24First and Second Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist Tuesday, February 24
| Wednesday, February 25Tarasius of ConstantinopleStrict fast | Thursday, February 26Porphyrius of Gaza Thursday, February 26
| Friday, February 27Raphael of Brooklyn Friday, February 27
| Saturday, February 28Basil the Confessor Saturday, February 28
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- Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
- SunSunday, February 1Martyr TryphonThe Lenten Triodion begins
Sunday, February 1
- Martyr Tryphon
- Martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, and those with them at Carthage
- Our Holy Mother Brigid of Kildare
- MonMonday, February 2, great feastGreat feastMeeting of Christ in the Temple(February 15 on the Old calendar)
- TueTuesday, February 3Righteous Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the Prophetess
Tuesday, February 3
- Righteous Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the Prophetess
- Our Father among the Saints, Nikolai (Nicholas), Archbishop and Enlightener of Japan
- WedWednesday, February 4Isidore of Pelusium
Wednesday, February 4
- Isidore of Pelusium
- Nicholas the Confessor
- Hieromartyr Abramius
- Venerable Cyril of New Lake (Novoezezrsk)
- ThuThursday, February 5Martyr Agatha of Palermo
Thursday, February 5
- Martyr Agatha of Palermo
- Theodosius of Chernigov
- Polyeuctus of Constantinople
- Holy New Martyr Antony of Athens
- FriFriday, February 6Bucolus of Smyrna
Friday, February 6
- Bucolus of Smyrna
- Photios, patriarch of Constantinople
- Barsanuphius and John the Prophet, monks of Palestine
- SatSaturday, February 7Parthenius of Lampsacus
- Sunday of the Prodigal Son
- SunSunday, February 8Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates
Sunday, February 8
- Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates
- Prophet Zechariah
- Sabbas II of Serbia
- MonMonday, February 9Leavetaking of the Meeting
Monday, February 9
- Leavetaking of the Meeting
- Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch
- Relics of St. Innocent of Irkutsk
- Markellos, Philagrios, & Pankratios the Hieromartyrs
- Hieromartyr Peter of Damascus of Damascus
- Peter of Damascus, Hesychast
- TueTuesday, February 10Hieromartyr Haralambos
Tuesday, February 10
- Hieromartyr Haralambos
- Martyrs Porphyrius and Baptus
- Scholastica of Italy, sister of St. Benedict
- Prochorus of the Kiev Caves
- WedWednesday, February 11Hieromartyr Blaise of SebasteStrict fast
Wednesday, February 11
- Hieromartyr Blaise of Sebaste
- Dimitry of Priluk
- Theodora the Empress
- ThuThursday, February 12Meletius of Antioch
- FriFriday, February 13Martinian of CaesareaStrict fast
Friday, February 13
- Martinian of Caesarea
- Eulogios of Alexandria
- Apostles and Martyrs Priscilla and Aquila
- Symeon the Myrrh-streamer, founder of the Chilandar Monastery
- SatSaturday, February 14Memorial Saturday
Saturday, February 14
- Memorial Saturday
- Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs
- Auxentius
- What Happened to Valentine's Day?
- Venerable Maron the Hermit of Syria
- Sunday of Meatfare
- SunSunday, February 15Sunday of the Last Judgment
Sunday, February 15
- Sunday of the Last Judgment
- Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy
- Eusebius the Righteous of Syria
- Dalmatius of Siberia
- Anthimos of Chios
- MonMonday, February 16Martyr Pamphylius and His CompanionsFast · no meat
- TueTuesday, February 17Great Martyr Theodore TyroFast · no meat
Tuesday, February 17
- Great Martyr Theodore Tyro
- Hieromartyr Germogen of Moscow
- Mariamne, Sister of Apostle Philip, and Equal to the Apostles
- WedWednesday, February 18Leo the GreatFast · no meat
- ThuThursday, February 19Philemon, Archippus, Apphia and OnesimusFast · no meat
Thursday, February 19
- Philemon, Archippus, Apphia and Onesimus
- Our Venerable Mother Philothea of Athens
- FriFriday, February 20Leo of CataniaFast · no meat
Friday, February 20
- Leo of Catania
- Bessarion the Great, wonder-worker of Egypt
- Thirty-four Holy Martyrs of the Monastery of Valaam
- SatSaturday, February 21Commemoration of Departed Righteous MonasticsFast · no meat
Saturday, February 21
- Commemoration of Departed Righteous Monastics
- Timothy of Symbola
- Eustathius, archbishop of Antioch
- John the Scholastic, patriarch of Constantinople
- Zachariah of Jerusalem
- Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion of Adam from Paradise
- SunSunday, February 22Forgiveness SundayFast · no meat
Sunday, February 22
- Forgiveness Sunday
- Uncovering of the Relics of the Martyrs at the Gate of Eugenius
- Thalassius and Baradates, Hermits of Syria
- MonMonday, February 23Hieromartyr Polycarp of SmyrnaGreat Lent beginsStrict fast
Monday, February 23
- Hieromartyr Polycarp of Smyrna
- Damian the New Martyr of Mount Athos
- Gorgonia
- Alexander the Unsleeping
- TueTuesday, February 24First and Second Finding of the Head of St. John the BaptistStrict fast
Tuesday, February 24
- First and Second Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist
- Aethelberht (Ethelbert), first Christian King of Kent
- WedWednesday, February 25Tarasius of ConstantinopleStrict fast
- ThuThursday, February 26Porphyrius of GazaStrict fast
Thursday, February 26
- Porphyrius of Gaza
- Photini the Samaritan Woman, and those with her
- FriFriday, February 27Raphael of BrooklynStrict fast
Friday, February 27
- Raphael of Brooklyn
- Stephen the Monk
- Procopius of Decapolis
- Titus of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves
- Leander of Seville and Apostle of Spain
- SatSaturday, February 28Basil the ConfessorFast · wine and oil
Saturday, February 28
- Basil the Confessor
- Righteous John Cassian the Confessor
- Theodore Tyro (the Recruit), Great-martyr
- Blessed Nicholas of Pskov, fool for Christ
Key
- Great feast, with its Old-calendar date
- Bar on the left: a fast day (see the label for what’s allowed)
- Strict fastno meat, dairy, fish, wine or oil
- Fast · wine and oilwine and oil allowed
- Fast · fish, wine and oilfish, wine and oil allowed
- Fast · no meatno meat; dairy allowed
- No label: no fast
This calendar follows the New (Revised Julian) calendar as kept by the Orthodox Church in America. The Greek and Antiochian calendars may differ slightly on some saints and fasting details. On the Old calendar, fixed feasts fall 13 days later. Fasting practice varies; follow your priest’s guidance.Calendar data: Orthocal, New calendar.