Church Calendar
Feasts, fasts and the saints of each day.
The Lenten fast continues all month, to May 1.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Thursday, April 1Mary of EgyptStrict fast | Friday, April 2Titus the WonderworkerStrict fast | Saturday, April 3Memorial Saturday Saturday, April 3
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| Sunday, April 4Third Sunday of LentVeneration of the Precious Cross Sunday, April 4
| Monday, April 5Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their Companions Monday, April 5
| Tuesday, April 6Methodius, Enlightener of the Slavs Tuesday, April 6
| Wednesday, April 7Tikhon of Moscow, Enlightener of North America Wednesday, April 7
| Thursday, April 8Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Phlegon, Hermes Thursday, April 8
| Friday, April 9Martyr Eupsychius of CaesareaStrict fast | Saturday, April 10Memorial Saturday Saturday, April 10
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| Sunday, April 11Fourth Sunday of LentHieromartyr Antipas of Pergamum Sunday, April 11
| Monday, April 12Basil the Confessor Monday, April 12
| Tuesday, April 13Hieromartyr Artemon of LaodiceaStrict fast | Wednesday, April 14Martin the Confessor Wednesday, April 14
| Thursday, April 15Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete Thursday, April 15
| Friday, April 16Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and ChioniaFast · wine and oil | Saturday, April 17Saturday of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos Saturday, April 17
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| Sunday, April 18Fifth Sunday of LentJohn, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites Sunday, April 18
| Monday, April 19John of Ancient Caves in Palestine Monday, April 19
| Tuesday, April 20Theodore Trichinas Tuesday, April 20
| Wednesday, April 21Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions Wednesday, April 21
| Thursday, April 22Theodore the Sykeote Thursday, April 22
| Friday, April 23Great Martyr GeorgeFast · wine and oil | Saturday, April 24Lazarus Saturday Saturday, April 24
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| Sunday, April 25, great feastGreat feastPalm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem Sunday, April 25
| Monday, April 26Great and Holy MondayStrict fast | Tuesday, April 27Great and Holy Tuesday Tuesday, April 27
| Wednesday, April 28Great and Holy Wednesday Wednesday, April 28
| Thursday, April 29Great and Holy Thursday Thursday, April 29
| Friday, April 30Great and Holy Friday Friday, April 30
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- ThuThursday, April 1Mary of EgyptStrict fast
- FriFriday, April 2Titus the WonderworkerStrict fast
- SatSaturday, April 3Memorial SaturdayFast · wine and oil
Saturday, April 3
- Memorial Saturday
- Nicetas the Confessor
- Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs
- Joseph the Hymnographer
- Seraphim of Vyritsa (March 21 OC)
- Third Sunday of Lent
- SunSunday, April 4Veneration of the Precious CrossFast · wine and oil
Sunday, April 4
- Veneration of the Precious Cross
- 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
- MonMonday, April 5Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their CompanionsStrict fast
Monday, April 5
- Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their Companions
- Theodora the Righteous of Thessaloniki
- Mark of Trache
- TueTuesday, April 6Methodius, Enlightener of the SlavsStrict fast
Tuesday, April 6
- Methodius, Enlightener of the Slavs
- 120 Martyrs of Persia
- Platonis the Nun of Nisibis
- Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople
- WedWednesday, April 7Tikhon of Moscow, Enlightener of North AmericaFast · wine and oil
Wednesday, April 7
- 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)
- ThuThursday, April 8Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Phlegon, HermesStrict fast
Thursday, April 8
- Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Phlegon, Hermes
- Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves
- Celestine of Rome
- FriFriday, April 9Martyr Eupsychius of CaesareaStrict fast
- SatSaturday, April 10Memorial SaturdayFast · wine and oil
Saturday, April 10
- Memorial Saturday
- Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus and Companions
- Six Thousand Holy Martyrs in Georgia
- New Hieromartyr Gregory of Constantinople
- Fourth Sunday of Lent
- SunSunday, April 11Hieromartyr Antipas of PergamumFast · wine and oil
Sunday, April 11
- Hieromartyr Antipas of Pergamum
- Pharmuthios the Anchorite
- John Climacus, Abbot of Sinai, Author of The Ladder of Divine Ascent
- Martyrs Processus and Martinian
- MonMonday, April 12Basil the ConfessorStrict fast
Monday, April 12
- Basil the Confessor
- Anthousa the Righteous of Constantinople
- Isaac the Syrian, abbot of Spoleto, Italy
- Our Holy Mother Athanasia
- TueTuesday, April 13Hieromartyr Artemon of LaodiceaStrict fast
- WedWednesday, April 14Martin the ConfessorFast · wine and oil
Wednesday, April 14
- Martin the Confessor
- Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus of the Seventy
- Martyr Ardalion the Actor
- ThuThursday, April 15Great Canon of St. Andrew of CreteFast · wine and oil
Thursday, April 15
- Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
- Presanctified Liturgy
- Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus
- Martyr Sabbas the Goth
- FriFriday, April 16Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and ChioniaFast · wine and oil
- SatSaturday, April 17Saturday of the Akathist to the Most Holy TheotokosFast · wine and oil
Saturday, April 17
- Saturday of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos
- Hieromartyr Simeon of Persia
- Zosima of Solovetsk
- Makarios of Corinth
- Fifth Sunday of Lent
- SunSunday, April 18John, Disciple of Gregory DecapolitesFast · wine and oil
Sunday, April 18
- John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites
- Mary of Egypt
- The Holy Martyr John the New of Ioannina
- MonMonday, April 19John of Ancient Caves in PalestineStrict fast
Monday, April 19
- John of Ancient Caves in Palestine
- The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius
- Tryphon of Constantinople
- George the Confessor
- Agathangelos
- TueTuesday, April 20Theodore TrichinasStrict fast
Tuesday, April 20
- Theodore Trichinas
- Athanasios, Founder of the Monastery of Meteora
- Apostle Zaccheus
- WedWednesday, April 21Hieromartyr Januarius and CompanionsStrict fast
Wednesday, April 21
- Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions
- Maximian of Constantinople
- Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mother Philippa of Perge
- ThuThursday, April 22Theodore the SykeoteStrict fast
Thursday, April 22
- Theodore the Sykeote
- Martyr Leonidas
- Our Holy Father, the monk Vitalis
- FriFriday, April 23Great Martyr GeorgeFast · wine and oil
- SatSaturday, April 24Lazarus SaturdayFast · wine, oil and caviar
Saturday, April 24
- Lazarus Saturday
- Martyr Sabbas Stratelates
- Elizabeth the Wonderworker
- Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem
- SunSunday, April 25, great feastGreat feastPalm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into JerusalemFast · fish, wine and oil
Sunday, April 25
- Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem
- Apostle and Evangelist Mark
- Ananias, Second of Alexandria
- MonMonday, April 26Great and Holy MondayStrict fast
- TueTuesday, April 27Great and Holy TuesdayStrict fast
Tuesday, April 27
- Great and Holy Tuesday
- 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
- WedWednesday, April 28Great and Holy WednesdayStrict fast
Wednesday, April 28
- Great and Holy Wednesday
- Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy
- ThuThursday, April 29Great and Holy ThursdayFast · wine and oil
Thursday, April 29
- Great and Holy Thursday
- The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus
- Nektarios the New Martyr of Optina
- Basil of Ostrog in Montenegro (Serbia)
- FriFriday, April 30Great and Holy FridayStrict fast
Friday, April 30
- Great and Holy Friday
- 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 · 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.