2022
Feasts and Fasts

Pascha and the Twelve Great Feasts are in red. Dates are civil dates, for the Julian (Old) calendar.

1. Nov 28, 2021 – Jan 6 Nativity Fast (40 days)
2. Jan 7Friday Nativity of Christ
3. Jan 14Friday Circumcision of Our Lord
4. Jan 19Wednesday Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
5. Feb 15Tuesday Meeting of Christ in the Temple
6. Mar 7 – Apr 23 Lenten Fast (48 days)
7. Apr 7Thursday Annunciation Most Holy Theotokos
8. Apr 17Sunday Palm Sunday
9. Apr 24Sunday The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
10. Jun 2Thursday Ascension of the Lord
11. Jun 12Sunday Holy Pentecost
12. Jun 20 – Jul 11 Apostles Fast (22 days)
13. Jul 7Thursday Nativity of St John the Baptist
14. Jul 12Tuesday Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
15. Aug 14 – Aug 27 Dormition Fast (14 days)
16. Aug 19Friday Transfiguration of Our Lord
17. Aug 28Sunday Dormition of the Most-Holy Theotokos
18. Sep 11Sunday Beheading of St John the Baptist
19. Sep 21Wednesday Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos
20. Sep 27Tuesday Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross
21. Oct 14Friday Protection (Pokrov) of the Most-Holy Theotokos
22. Nov 28 – Jan 6, 2023 Nativity Fast (40 days)
23. Dec 4Sunday Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple