Orthodox Calendar for April 2026

April 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy Ven. Euthymius of Suzdal Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt (4th-6th c.)	2 Lenten Fast Ven. Titus the Wonderworker Holy Martyrs Amphianus and Aedesius (ca. 306)	3 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy Ven. Nicetas the Confessor Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (886) Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa (1949) (March 21 OC)	4 Lenten Fast—Wine, Oil and Caviar are Allowed Lazarus Saturday Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer St Zosimas, monk, of Palestine (523)
5 Lenten Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their Companions Our Holy Father Mark of Trache (ca. 400)	6 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Monday St Methodius, Enilightener of the Slavs St Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople (582)	7 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Tuesday Repose St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener N. America Holy Martyr Calliopius, with his mother Theoclea (304) St George the Confessor, bishop of Mitylene (ca. 820) St Nilus (Nil Sorsky), abbot of Sora (1508) Saint Savvas the New of Kalymnos (1948) (March 25 OC)	8 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Wednesday Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufuf, Phlegon, Hermes Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome (432)	9 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Great and Holy Thursday Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia	10 Lenten Fast—Strict Fast Great and Holy Friday Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus and Companions Six Thousand Holy Martyrs in Georgia (1615) New Hieromartyr Gregory, Patriarch of Constantinople (1821)	11 Lenten Fast—Wine is Allowed Great and Holy Saturday Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.)
12 Holy Pascha The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Beginning of the Pentecostarion St Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium St Isaac the Syrian, abbot of Spoleto, Italy (ca. 550) Our Holy Mother Athanasia (860)	13 Bright Monday Hieromartyr Artemon, Presbyter of Laodicea St Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (655)	14 Bright Tuesday St Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus of the Seventy Holy Martyr Ardalion the Actor (3rd c.)	15 Bright Wednesday Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth (372)	16 Bright Thursday Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia	17 Bright Friday The Life-Giving Spring of the Most-holy Theotokos Ven. Zosima of Solovetsk Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop in Persia, and those with him (343)	18 Bright Saturday Ven. John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites The Holy Martyr John the New of Ioannina (1526)
19 Antipascha: 2nd Sunday of Pascha St Thomas Sunday Ven. John of Ancient Caves in Palestine Our Holy Father Agathangelos (1819)	20 Ven. Theodore Trichinas Holy Apostle Zaccheus	21 Day of Rejoicing (Radonitsa) Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions	22 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed St Theodore the Sykeote Holy Martyr Leonidas (202) Our Holy Father, the monk Vitalis	23 Holy Greatmartyr, Victorybearer and Wonderworker George	24 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Martyr Sabbas Stratelates	25 Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark Saint Ananias, Second Bishop of Alexandria (1st c.)
26 3rd Sunday of Pascha Myrrhbearing Women St Stephen, Bishop of Perm Hieromartyr Basil, bishop of Amasia and Righteous Virgin Glaphyra (322)	27 Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord Our Holy Father Stephen, Abbot of the Kiev Caves and Bishop of Vladimir (1094) Burning of the relics of St Sava I of Serbia by the Turks (1594)	28 Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus (3rd c.)	29 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus St Basil, bishop of Ostrog in Montenegro (Serbia) (1671)	30 Holy Apostle James, Brother of St John St Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Bishop of Stavropol and Kavkaz (1867)