Great Feasts of the Church

Pascha and the twelve Great Feasts, their meaning, hymns, icons, and their dates for this year.

• Ascension of the Lord
• Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross
• Holy Pentecost (the Descent of the Holy Spirit), 49 days after Pascha
• Meeting of Christ in the Temple
• Nativity of Christ
• Pascha (the Resurrection of our Lord), Pascha
• SS Constantine and Helen, Equals-to-the-Apostles
• The Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, March 25
• The Ascension of our Lord, 39 days after Pascha
• The Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, August 15
• The Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), 7 days before Pascha
• The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, November 21
• The Holy Transfiguration of our Lord, August 6
• The Meeting of our Lord in the Temple, February 2
• The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, December 25
• The Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, September 8
• The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
• The Theophany of our Lord, January 6
• The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross, September 14
• Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
• All Saints Sunday (First Sunday after Pentecost), 56 days after Pascha
• Beheading of St John the Baptist
• Circumcision of Our Lord; St Basil the Great
• Great and Holy Friday, 2 days before Pascha
• Great and Holy Monday, 6 days before Pascha
• Great and Holy Saturday, 1 days before Pascha
• Great and Holy Thursday, 3 days before Pascha
• Great and Holy Tuesday, 5 days before Pascha
• Great and Holy Wednesday, 4 days before Pascha
• Great Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of the Lands of Rus
• Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mathew
• Holy Apostle John the Theologian
• Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
• Holy Greatmartyr, Victorybearer and Wonderworker George
• Holy Prophet Elijah
• Image of Christ Not Made by Hands
• Lazarus Saturday (Raising of Lazarus), 8 days before Pascha
• Nativity of St John the Baptist
• Repose of St John the Theologian
• Repose Ven. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America
• SS Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs
• St Alexis Toth, Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in America
• St Innocent, Metr. of Moscow / Holy Apostle Thomas
• St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
• St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Abp. of Myra in Lycia
• St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, December 6
• St Raphael Bishop of Brooklyn
• St Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow / Holy Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus
• Sunday of Orthodoxy (First Sunday of Lent), 42 days before Pascha
• Sunday of the Forefathers
• Synaxis 3 Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom
• Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers
• Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries
• The Beheading of the Holy Forerunner John the Baptist, August 29
• The Circumcision of our Lord and Memory of St Basil the Great, January 1
• The Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by Righteous Anna, December 9
• The Holy and Glorious Prophet Elijah, July 20
• The Holy Apostle and Protomartyr Stephen, December 27
• The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, March 9
• The Holy, Glorious, and All-Praised Apostles Peter and Paul, June 29
• The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner John the Baptist, June 24
• The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, October 1
• The Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers, November 8
• The Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles, June 30
• The Three Holy Hierarchs (Basil, Gregory, John Chrysostom), January 30
• Thomas Sunday (Antipascha), 7 days after Pascha
• Ven. Euthymius the Great
• Ven. Godbearing Anthony the Great
• Ven. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America
• 1st and 2nd Finding Honorable Head of St John the Baptist
• 3rd Finding of the Head of St John the Baptist
• Apostle Simon the Zealot
• Beginning of the Lenten Triodion
• Bright Monday, 1 days after Pascha
• Cheesefare Sunday (Forgiveness Sunday), 49 days before Pascha
• Church New Year; Ven. Simeon the Stylite (The Elder)
• Conception by St Anna of the Theotokos
• Conception of St John the Baptist
• Fathers of the 1st Six Ecumenical Councils
• Fifth Sunday of Lent, St Mary of Egypt, 14 days before Pascha
• Forefeast of the Procession of the Lifegiving Cross
• Founding of Church of the Holy Sepulchre
• Fourth Sunday of Lent, St John Climacus, 21 days before Pascha
• Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
• Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon
• Greatmartyr Demetrius
• Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke
• Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark
• Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called
• Holy Apostle James, Brother of St John
• Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord
• Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord
• Holy Apostle Philip
• Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas
• Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
• Holy New Martyrs of Alaska
• Leavetaking of Ascension
• Leavetaking of Pascha / Forefeast of Ascension
• Martyrs Boris and Gleb, Passionbearers
• Meatfare Sunday (Sunday of the Last Judgement), 56 days before Pascha
• Mid-Pentecost, 24 days after Pascha
• Myrrhbearing Women
• Paralytic
• Procession of the Lifegiving Cross; 7 Maccabean Martyrs
• Protomartyr Stephen
• Repose of St Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska
• Repose of St. John of Kronstadt
• Repose of Ven. Sergius of Radonezh
• Repose St Innocent, Metr. Moscow and Apostle to Americas
• Repose St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener N. America
• Royal Passionbearers
• Rt. Blv. Great Prince Alexander Nevsky
• Samaritan Woman
• Saturday after Elevation
• Saturday after Nativity
• Second Sunday of Lent, St Gregory Palamas, 35 days before Pascha
• St Gregory the Theologian
• St Tikhon of Zadonsk
• Sunday after Elevation
• Sunday after Nativity
• Sunday after Theophany
• Sunday before Elevation
• Sunday before Nativity
• Sunday of the Blind Man, 35 days after Pascha
• Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, 14 days after Pascha
• Sunday of the Prodigal Son, 63 days before Pascha
• Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, 70 days before Pascha
• Synaxis of St John the Baptist
• Synaxis of the Most-Holy Theotokos
• The Life-Giving Spring of the Most-holy Theotokos
• Third Sunday of Lent, Veneration of the Holy Cross, 28 days before Pascha
• Trans. Rel. Boris and Gleb
• Transl. Relics of St John Chrysostom
• Unc. Rel. Ven. Seraphim of Sarov
• Unc. Rel. Ven. Sergius of Radonezh; Ven. Athanasius of Athos
• Ven. Anthony of the Kiev Caves
• Ven. Chariton the Confessor
• Ven. Job of Pochaev
• Ven. Sabbas the Sanctified
• Ven. Theodosius the Great
• Ven. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Caves
• All Saints
• All Saints of America, All Saints of Russia
• Beginning of the Great Fast
• Blind Man
• Commemoration of Departed Righteous Monastics
• Day of Rejoicing (Radonitsa)
• Day of the Holy Spirit
• Eve of Nativity
• Eve of Theophany
• Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
• Forefeast of Annunciation
• Forefeast of Theophany
• Forgiveness Sunday
• Hieromartyr Alexander Hotovitzky
• Hieromartyr John Kochurov
• Leavetaking of Meeting
• Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost
• Leavetaking of Pentecost
• Leavetaking of the Entry
• Memorial Saturday
• Midfeast of Pentecost
• Repose St Theodosius of Chernigov
• Saturday after Theophany
• Saturday before Elevation
• Saturday before Nativity
• Saturday before Theophany
• Saturday of the Akathist to the Most-Holy Theotokos
• St Gregory Palamas
• St John Climacus
• St Mary of Egypt
• St Theodore Tyro (the Recruit)
• St Thomas Sunday
• Sunday before Theophany
• Sunday of the Last Judgment
• Third Day of the Trinity
• Veneration of the Precious Cross