Church Calendar
Feasts, fasts and the saints of each day.
The Lenten fast runs to April 11.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Wednesday, April 1Mary of EgyptStrict fast | Thursday, April 2Titus the WonderworkerStrict fast | Friday, April 3Nicetas the Confessor Friday, April 3
| Saturday, April 4Lazarus Saturday Saturday, April 4
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| Sunday, April 5, great feastGreat feastPalm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem Sunday, April 5
| Monday, April 6Great and Holy Monday Monday, April 6
| Tuesday, April 7Great and Holy Tuesday Tuesday, April 7
| Wednesday, April 8Great and Holy Wednesday Wednesday, April 8
| Thursday, April 9Great and Holy Thursday Thursday, April 9
| Friday, April 10Great and Holy Friday Friday, April 10
| Saturday, April 11Great and Holy Saturday Saturday, April 11
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| Sunday, April 12, great feastHoly PaschaGreat feastThe Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sunday, April 12
| Monday, April 13Hieromartyr Artemon of Laodicea | Tuesday, April 14Martin the Confessor Tuesday, April 14
| Wednesday, April 15Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus Wednesday, April 15
| Thursday, April 16Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia | Friday, April 17The Life-Giving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos Friday, April 17
| Saturday, April 18John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites Saturday, April 18
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| Sunday, April 19Antipascha: 2nd Sunday of PaschaThomas Sunday Sunday, April 19
| Monday, April 20Theodore Trichinas Monday, April 20
| Tuesday, April 21Day of Rejoicing (Radonitsa) Tuesday, April 21
| Wednesday, April 22Theodore the Sykeote Wednesday, April 22
| Thursday, April 23Great Martyr George | Friday, April 24Martyr Sabbas StratelatesFast · wine and oil | Saturday, April 25Apostle and Evangelist Mark |
| Sunday, April 263rd Sunday of PaschaMyrrhbearing Women | Monday, April 27Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord Monday, April 27
| Tuesday, April 28Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy | Wednesday, April 29The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus Wednesday, April 29
| Thursday, April 30Apostle James, Brother of St. John Thursday, April 30
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- WedWednesday, April 1Mary of EgyptStrict fast
- ThuThursday, April 2Titus the WonderworkerStrict fast
- FriFriday, April 3Nicetas the ConfessorStrict fast
Friday, April 3
- Nicetas the Confessor
- Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs
- Joseph the Hymnographer
- Seraphim of Vyritsa (March 21 OC)
- SatSaturday, April 4Lazarus SaturdayFast · wine, oil and caviar
Saturday, April 4
- Lazarus Saturday
- Joseph the Hymnographer
- George the Righteous of Maleon
- Theonas of Thessaloniki, Founder and Renovator of the Sacred Monastery of Saint Anastasia of Pharmakolytria, Halkidiki
- Zosimas, monk, of Palestine
- Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem
- SunSunday, April 5, great feastGreat feastPalm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into JerusalemFast · fish, wine and oil
Sunday, April 5
- Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem
- Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their Companions
- Theodora the Righteous of Thessaloniki
- Mark of Trache
- MonMonday, April 6Great and Holy MondayStrict fast
Monday, April 6
- Great and Holy Monday
- Methodius, Enlightener of the Slavs
- 120 Martyrs of Persia
- Platonis the Nun of Nisibis
- Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople
- TueTuesday, April 7Great and Holy TuesdayStrict fast
Tuesday, April 7
- Great and Holy Tuesday
- Tikhon of Moscow, Enlightener of North America
- Justin (Popovic) of Chelije in Serbia (March 25 OC)
- Martyr Calliopius, with his mother Theoclea
- George the Confessor
- Nilus (Nil Sorsky), abbot of Sora
- Savvas the New of Kalymnos (March 25 OC)
- WedWednesday, April 8Great and Holy WednesdayStrict fast
Wednesday, April 8
- Great and Holy Wednesday
- Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Phlegon, Hermes
- Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves
- Celestine of Rome
- ThuThursday, April 9Great and Holy ThursdayFast · wine and oil
Thursday, April 9
- Great and Holy Thursday
- Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea
- Vadim the Righteous of Persia
- FriFriday, April 10Great and Holy FridayStrict fast
Friday, April 10
- Great and Holy Friday
- Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus and Companions
- Six Thousand Holy Martyrs in Georgia
- New Hieromartyr Gregory of Constantinople
- SatSaturday, April 11Great and Holy SaturdayFast · wine
Saturday, April 11
- Great and Holy Saturday
- Hieromartyr Antipas of Pergamum
- Pharmuthios the Anchorite
- Martyrs Processus and Martinian
- Holy Pascha
- SunSunday, April 12, great feastGreat feastThe Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus ChristThe Pentecostarion begins
Sunday, April 12
- The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Basil the Confessor
- Anthousa the Righteous of Constantinople
- Isaac the Syrian, abbot of Spoleto, Italy
- Our Holy Mother Athanasia
- MonMonday, April 13Hieromartyr Artemon of Laodicea
- TueTuesday, April 14Martin the Confessor
Tuesday, April 14
- Martin the Confessor
- Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus of the Seventy
- Martyr Ardalion the Actor
- WedWednesday, April 15Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus
Wednesday, April 15
- Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus
- Martyr Sabbas the Goth
- ThuThursday, April 16Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia
- FriFriday, April 17The Life-Giving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos
Friday, April 17
- The Life-Giving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Hieromartyr Simeon of Persia
- Zosima of Solovetsk
- Makarios of Corinth
- SatSaturday, April 18John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites
Saturday, April 18
- John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites
- The Holy Martyr John the New of Ioannina
- Antipascha: 2nd Sunday of Pascha
- SunSunday, April 19Thomas Sunday
Sunday, April 19
- Thomas Sunday
- John of Ancient Caves in Palestine
- The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius
- Tryphon of Constantinople
- George the Confessor
- Agathangelos
- MonMonday, April 20Theodore Trichinas
Monday, April 20
- Theodore Trichinas
- Athanasios, Founder of the Monastery of Meteora
- Apostle Zaccheus
- TueTuesday, April 21Day of Rejoicing (Radonitsa)
Tuesday, April 21
- Day of Rejoicing (Radonitsa)
- Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions
- Maximian of Constantinople
- Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mother Philippa of Perge
- WedWednesday, April 22Theodore the SykeoteFast · wine and oil
Wednesday, April 22
- Theodore the Sykeote
- Martyr Leonidas
- Our Holy Father, the monk Vitalis
- ThuThursday, April 23Great Martyr George
- FriFriday, April 24Martyr Sabbas StratelatesFast · wine and oil
- SatSaturday, April 25Apostle and Evangelist Mark
- 3rd Sunday of Pascha
- SunSunday, April 26Myrrhbearing Women
- MonMonday, April 27Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord
Monday, April 27
- Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord
- Stephen, Abbot of the Kiev Caves and of Vladimir
- Burning of the relics of St. Sava I of Serbia by the Turks
- TueTuesday, April 28Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy
- WedWednesday, April 29The Nine Martyrs at CyzicusFast · wine and oil
Wednesday, April 29
- The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus
- Nektarios the New Martyr of Optina
- Basil of Ostrog in Montenegro (Serbia)
- ThuThursday, April 30Apostle James, Brother of St. John
Thursday, April 30
- Apostle James, Brother of St. John
- Argyra the New Martyr
- Ignatius (Brianchaninov) of Stavropol and Kavkaz
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 · winewine allowed
- Fast · wine, oil and caviarwine, oil and caviar 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.