2024
Feasts and Fasts

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

1. Nov 28, 2023 – Jan 6 Nativity Fast (40 days)
2. Jan 7Sunday Nativity of Christ
3. Jan 14Sunday Circumcision of Our Lord
4. Jan 19Friday Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
5. Feb 15Thursday Meeting of Christ in the Temple
6. Mar 18 – May 4 Lenten Fast (48 days)
7. Apr 7Sunday Annunciation Most Holy Theotokos
8. Apr 28Sunday Palm Sunday
9. May 5Sunday The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
10. Jun 13Thursday Ascension of the Lord
11. Jun 23Sunday Holy Pentecost
12. Jul 1 – Jul 11 Apostles Fast (11 days)
13. Jul 7Sunday Nativity of St John the Baptist
14. Jul 12Friday Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
15. Aug 14 – Aug 27 Dormition Fast (14 days)
16. Aug 19Monday Transfiguration of Our Lord
17. Aug 28Wednesday Dormition of the Most-Holy Theotokos
18. Sep 11Wednesday Beheading of St John the Baptist
19. Sep 21Saturday Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos
20. Sep 27Friday Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross
21. Oct 14Monday Protection (Pokrov) of the Most-Holy Theotokos
22. Nov 28 – Jan 6, 2025 Nativity Fast (40 days)
23. Dec 4Wednesday Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple