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The '''Church Calendar''' consists of a series of cycles by which [[feast]]s are celebrated in the [[Orthodox Church]].  There are currently three calendars in use in the Church, the '''[[Julian Calendar]]''' ("Old Calendar"), '''[[Revised Julian Calendar]]''' ("New Calendar"), and '''[[Gregorian Calendar]]''' ("New Calendar").
  
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The '''Church Calendar''' consists of a series of cycles by which [[feast]]s are celebrated in the [[Orthodox Church]].  There are currently three calendars in use in the Church, the '''[[Julian Calendar]]''', '''[[Revised Julian Calendar]]''', and '''[[Gregorian Calendar]]'''. The following list of dates links only to [[fixed feast]]s of the [[Orthodox Church]]. The Church's year begins with the [[Indiction]] on [[September 1]].
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==Usage==
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*The [[Julian Calendar]] churches are:  [[Church of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]], [[Church of Russia|Russia]], [[Church of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Church of Georgia|Georgia]], [[Church of Poland|Poland]], [[Church of Sinai|Sinai]], [[Church of Ukraine|Ukraine]], and [[Church of Japan|Japan]].
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*The [[Revised Julian Calendar]] churches are:  [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]], [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], [[Church of Romania|Romania]], [[Church of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Church of Cyprus|Cyprus]], [[Church of Greece|Greece]], [[Church of Albania|Albania]], [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia|Czech Lands and Slovakia]], [[Church of Estonia (Ecumenical Patriarchate)|Estonia]] and the [[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]].
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*The [[Gregorian Calendar]] church is:  [[Church of Finland|Finland]].
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A number of the above churches also have some parishes and dioceses which are on a different calendar than their respective [[primate]]s, most especially the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the [[diaspora]], which has many Julian Calendar parishes.
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In terms of population, most Orthodox Christians follow the Julian Calendar (roughly 144 million to 41 million) but in terms of numbers of autocephalous and autonomous church bodies, the majority use one of the New Calendars (12 to 8).
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==Calendar fixed feast days==
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The following list of dates links only to [[fixed feast]]s of the [[Orthodox Church]]. The Church's year begins with the [[Indiction]] on [[September 1]].
  
 
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|<small>[[August 1|1]] [[August 2|2]] [[August 3|3]] [[August 4|4]] [[August 5|5]] [[August 6|6]] [[August 7|7]] [[August 8|8]] [[August 9|9]] [[August 10|10]] [[August 11|11]] [[August 12|12]] [[August 13|13]] [[August 14|14]] [[August 15|15]] [[August 16|16]] [[August 17|17]] [[August 18|18]] [[August 19|19]] [[August 20|20]] [[August 21|21]] [[August 22|22]] [[August 23|23]] [[August 24|24]] [[August 25|25]] [[August 26|26]] [[August 27|27]] [[August 28|28]] [[August 29|29]] [[August 30|30]] [[August 31|31]]</small>
 
|<small>[[August 1|1]] [[August 2|2]] [[August 3|3]] [[August 4|4]] [[August 5|5]] [[August 6|6]] [[August 7|7]] [[August 8|8]] [[August 9|9]] [[August 10|10]] [[August 11|11]] [[August 12|12]] [[August 13|13]] [[August 14|14]] [[August 15|15]] [[August 16|16]] [[August 17|17]] [[August 18|18]] [[August 19|19]] [[August 20|20]] [[August 21|21]] [[August 22|22]] [[August 23|23]] [[August 24|24]] [[August 25|25]] [[August 26|26]] [[August 27|27]] [[August 28|28]] [[August 29|29]] [[August 30|30]] [[August 31|31]]</small>
 
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==Calendar movable feast days==
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All dates are Gregorian. Dates in ( ) are Gregorian dates of movable feasts on the Julian Calendar when different.
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{|cellpadding="6px" border=1 style="border:1px solid #C0C0C0; border-collapse:collapse;"
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|'''Movable feast day'''
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|'''Date this year'''
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|'''Date next year'''
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|'''Date in two years'''
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|-
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|Sunday before [[Theophany]].
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|{{Sunday before|date=Jan 6 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jan 6 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday before|date=Jan 6 {{Next year}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jan 6 {{Next year}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday before|date=Jan 6 {{In_two_years}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jan 6 {{In_two_years}} }} }})
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|-
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|Sunday after [[Theophany]]
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|{{Sunday after|date=Jan 6 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jan 6 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday after|date=Jan 6 {{Next year}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jan 6 {{Next year}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday after|date=Jan 6 {{In_two_years}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jan 6 {{In_two_years}} }} }})
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|-
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|[[Apostle Zacchaeus|Zacchaeus Sunday]]  (Slavic Tradition)
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 11 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 11 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 11 week }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee|Publican & Pharisee Sunday]]  - ''fast free week''
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 10 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 10 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 10 week }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of the Prodigal Son]]
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 9 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 9 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 9 week }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of the Last Judgment|Meat Fare Sunday]] (Sunday of Last Judgement)
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 8 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 8 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 8 week }}
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|-
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|''fast for 6 days''
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 55 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 55 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 55 day }}
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|-
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|[[Forgiveness Sunday|Cheesefare (Forgiveness) Sunday]]
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Expulsion from Paradise
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 7 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 7 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 7 week }}
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|-
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|[[Great Lent]] begins - ''fast for 6 weeks''
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 48 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 48 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 48 day }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of Orthodoxy]] 
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1st Sunday of Lent
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 6 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 6 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 6 week }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas]]
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2nd Sunday of Lent
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 5 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 5 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 5 week }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of the Holy Cross]]
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3rd Sunday of Lent
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 4 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 4 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 4 week }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of St. John Climacus]]
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4th Sunday of Lent
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 3 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 3 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 3 week }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt]]
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5th Sunday of Lent
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 2 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 2 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 2 week }}
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|-
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|[[Lazarus Saturday]]
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 8 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 8 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 8 day }}
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|-
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|'''[[Palm Sunday]]''' 
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|'''{{Palm sunday date}}'''
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|'''{{Palm sunday date|year={{Next year}}}}'''
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|'''{{Palm sunday date|year={{In_two_years}}}}'''
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|-
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|[[Holy Week]] starts - ''fast all week''
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 6 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 6 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 6 day }}
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|-
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|Holy Thursday
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 3 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 3 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 3 day }}
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|Holy Friday
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 2 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 2 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 2 day }}
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|-
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|[[Holy Saturday]]
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} - 1 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} - 1 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} - 1 day }}
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|-
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|'''[[Pascha]]'''  - fast free week
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|'''{{Pascha date}}'''
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|'''{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}}'''
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|'''{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}}'''
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|-
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|[[Sunday of St. Thomas]] 
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2nd Sunday of Pascha
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 1 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 1 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 1 week }}
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|-
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|[[Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women]]
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3rd Sunday of Pascha
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 2 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 2 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 2 week }}
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|-
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|Sunday of the Paralytic 
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4th Sunday of Pascha
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 3 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 3 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 3 week }}
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|-
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|Midfeast of Pentecost 
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 24 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 24 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 24 day }}
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|-
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|Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
  
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5th Sunday of Pascha
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 4 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 4 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 4 week }}
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|-
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|Sunday of the Blind Man
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6th Sunday of Pascha
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 5 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 5 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 5 week }}
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|-
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|Leavetaking of Pascha 
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 38 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 38 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 38 day }}
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|-
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|'''[[Ascension]]Thursday'''
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|'''{{Ascension date}}'''
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|'''{{Ascension date|year={{Next year}}}}'''
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|'''{{Ascension date|year={{In_two_years}}}}'''
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|-
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|[[First Ecumenical Council|Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council]]
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7th Sunday of Pascha
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 6 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 6 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 6 week }}
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|'''[[Pentecost]] Sunday''' - ''fast free week''
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|'''{{Pentecost date}}'''
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|'''{{Pentecost date|year={{Next year}}}}'''
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|'''{{Pentecost date|year={{In_two_years}}}}'''
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|Day of the Holy Spirit 
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 50 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 50 day }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|D, F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 50 day }}
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|-
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|Sunday of All Saints 
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1st Sunday after Pentecost
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 8 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 8 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 8 week }}
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|-
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|Apostles fast begins
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|{{Apostles fast date}}
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|{{Apostles fast date|year={{Next year}} }}
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|{{Apostles fast date|year={{In_two_years}} }}
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|-
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|All Saints of North America 
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2nd Sunday after Pentecost
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date}} + 9 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{Next year}}}} + 9 week }}
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|{{#time:{{{format|F j, Y}}} |{{Pascha date|year={{In_two_years}}}} + 9 week }}
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|[[Sunday of the Fathers of the First Six Councils|Fathers of the First Six Councils]] 
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|{{Sunday before|date=Jul 20 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jul 20 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday before|date=Jul 20 {{Next year}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jul 20 {{Next year}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday before|date=Jul 20 {{In_two_years}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Jul 20 {{In_two_years}} }} }})
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|Sunday before [[Elevation of the Holy Cross|Elevation of the Cross]]
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|{{Sunday before|date=Sep 14 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Sep 14 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday before|date=Sep 14 {{Next year}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Sep 14 {{Next year}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday before|date=Sep 14 {{In_two_years}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Sep 14 {{In_two_years}} }} }})
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|-
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|Sunday after [[Elevation of the Holy Cross|Elevation of the Cross]]
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- Lukan Jump next day -
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|{{Sunday after |date=Sep 14 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
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({{Sunday after |date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Sep 14 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday after |date=Sep 14 {{Next year}} }}
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({{Sunday after |date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Sep 14 {{Next year}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday after |date=Sep 14 {{In_two_years}} }}
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({{Sunday after |date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Sep 14 {{In_two_years}} }} }})
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|-
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|[[Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council|Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council]] 
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|{{Sunday after|date=Oct 10 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Oct 10 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday after|date=Oct 10 {{Next year}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Oct 10 {{Next year}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday after|date=Oct 10 {{In_two_years}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Oct 10 {{In_two_years}} }} }})
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|-
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|2nd Sunday before [[Nativity]] 
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|{{#time:F j, Y |{{Sunday before|date=Dec 25 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} - 1 week}}
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({{#time:F j, Y |{{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }} - 1 week}})
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|{{#time:F j, Y |{{Sunday before|date=Dec 25 {{Next year}} }} - 1 week}}
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({{#time:F j, Y |{{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{Next year}} }} }} - 1 week}})
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|{{#time:F j, Y |{{Sunday before|date=Dec 25 {{In_two_years}} }} - 1 week}}
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({{#time:F j, Y |{{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{In_two_years}} }} }} - 1 week}})
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|-
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|Sunday before [[Nativity]]
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|{{Sunday before|date=Dec 25 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday before|date=Dec 25 {{Next year}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{Next year}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday before|date=Dec 25 {{In_two_years}} }}
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({{Sunday before|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{In_two_years}} }} }})
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|-
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|Sunday after [[Nativity]] 
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|{{Sunday after|date=Dec 25 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{CURRENTYEAR}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday after|date=Dec 25 {{Next year}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{Next year}} }} }})
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|{{Sunday after|date=Dec 25 {{In_two_years}} }}
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({{Sunday after|date={{Gregorian date|format=F j Y|date=Dec 25 {{In_two_years}} }} }})
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==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[Byzantine Creation Era]]
 
*[[Feast day]]
 
*[[Feast day]]
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*[[Name day]]
 
*[[Great Feasts]]
 
*[[Great Feasts]]
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*[[Holy Week]]
 
*[[Paschalion]]
 
*[[Paschalion]]
 
*[[Gaussian Formulae]]
 
*[[Gaussian Formulae]]
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*[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Church Calendar)|Style Manual]]
 
*[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Church Calendar)|Style Manual]]
  
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== External Links ==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ec-cal.html Ecclesiastical Calendar]
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===Calendar Use===
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*[http://www.canto.ru/calendar/help_en.php?id=js_what_en Orthodox calendar] from [http://www.canto.ru/calendar/ Orthodox Menologion Online]
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*[http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/ Online Ecclesiastical Calendar, with detailed fasting rubrics and the Menologion, according to the Old Calendar]
  
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===Calendar use===
 
*[http://www.tondering.dk/claus/cal/calendar27.html Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars] by Claus Tondering (everything you ever wanted to know)
 
*[http://www.tondering.dk/claus/cal/calendar27.html Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars] by Claus Tondering (everything you ever wanted to know)
 
*[http://users.chariot.net.au/~gmarts/calmain.htm Calendar and Easter Topics]
 
*[http://users.chariot.net.au/~gmarts/calmain.htm Calendar and Easter Topics]
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Latest revision as of 20:02, December 25, 2013

The Church Calendar consists of a series of cycles by which feasts are celebrated in the Orthodox Church. There are currently three calendars in use in the Church, the Julian Calendar ("Old Calendar"), Revised Julian Calendar ("New Calendar"), and Gregorian Calendar ("New Calendar").

Usage

A number of the above churches also have some parishes and dioceses which are on a different calendar than their respective primates, most especially the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the diaspora, which has many Julian Calendar parishes.

In terms of population, most Orthodox Christians follow the Julian Calendar (roughly 144 million to 41 million) but in terms of numbers of autocephalous and autonomous church bodies, the majority use one of the New Calendars (12 to 8).

Calendar fixed feast days

The following list of dates links only to fixed feasts of the Orthodox Church. The Church's year begins with the Indiction on September 1.

September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (29)
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Calendar movable feast days

All dates are Gregorian. Dates in ( ) are Gregorian dates of movable feasts on the Julian Calendar when different.

Movable feast day Date this year Date next year Date in two years
Sunday before Theophany. January 5, 2025

(January 12, 2025)

January 4, 2026

(January 18, 2026)

January 3, 2027

(January 17, 2027)

Sunday after Theophany January 12, 2025

(January 26, 2025 )

January 11, 2026

(January 25, 2026 )

January 10, 2027

(January 24, 2027 )

Zacchaeus Sunday (Slavic Tradition) February 2, 2025 January 25, 2026 February 14, 2027
Publican & Pharisee Sunday - fast free week February 9, 2025 February 1, 2026 February 21, 2027
Sunday of the Prodigal Son February 16, 2025 February 8, 2026 February 28, 2027
Meat Fare Sunday (Sunday of Last Judgement) February 23, 2025 February 15, 2026 March 7, 2027
fast for 6 days Mon, February 24, 2025 Mon, February 16, 2026 Mon, March 8, 2027
Cheesefare (Forgiveness) Sunday

Expulsion from Paradise

March 2, 2025 February 22, 2026 March 14, 2027
Great Lent begins - fast for 6 weeks Mon, March 3, 2025 Mon, February 23, 2026 Mon, March 15, 2027
Sunday of Orthodoxy

1st Sunday of Lent

March 9, 2025 March 1, 2026 March 21, 2027
Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

2nd Sunday of Lent

March 16, 2025 March 8, 2026 March 28, 2027
Sunday of the Holy Cross

3rd Sunday of Lent

March 23, 2025 March 15, 2026 April 4, 2027
Sunday of St. John Climacus

4th Sunday of Lent

March 30, 2025 March 22, 2026 April 11, 2027
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

5th Sunday of Lent

April 6, 2025 March 29, 2026 April 18, 2027
Lazarus Saturday Sat, April 12, 2025 Sat, April 4, 2026 Sat, April 24, 2027
Palm Sunday April 13, 2025 April 5, 2026 April 25, 2027
Holy Week starts - fast all week Mon, April 14, 2025 Mon, April 6, 2026 Mon, April 26, 2027
Holy Thursday Thu, April 17, 2025 Thu, April 9, 2026 Thu, April 29, 2027
Holy Friday Fri, April 18, 2025 Fri, April 10, 2026 Fri, April 30, 2027
Holy Saturday Sat, April 19, 2025 Sat, April 11, 2026 Sat, May 1, 2027
Pascha - fast free week April 20, 2025 April 12, 2026 May 2, 2027
Sunday of St. Thomas

2nd Sunday of Pascha

April 27, 2025 April 19, 2026 May 9, 2027
Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women

3rd Sunday of Pascha

May 4, 2025 April 26, 2026 May 16, 2027
Sunday of the Paralytic

4th Sunday of Pascha

May 11, 2025 May 3, 2026 May 23, 2027
Midfeast of Pentecost Wed, May 14, 2025 Wed, May 6, 2026 Wed, May 26, 2027
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

5th Sunday of Pascha

May 18, 2025 May 10, 2026 May 30, 2027
Sunday of the Blind Man

6th Sunday of Pascha

May 25, 2025 May 17, 2026 June 6, 2027
Leavetaking of Pascha Wed, May 28, 2025 Wed, May 20, 2026 Wed, June 9, 2027
AscensionThursday May 29, 2025 May 21, 2026 June 10, 2027
Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council

7th Sunday of Pascha

June 1, 2025 May 24, 2026 June 13, 2027
Pentecost Sunday - fast free week June 8, 2025 May 31, 2026 June 20, 2027
Day of the Holy Spirit Mon, June 9, 2025 Mon, June 1, 2026 Mon, June 21, 2027
Sunday of All Saints

1st Sunday after Pentecost

June 15, 2025 June 7, 2026 June 27, 2027
Apostles fast begins June 16, 2025

for 13 Days ( 26 Days OC)

June 8, 2026

for 21 Days ( 34 Days OC)

June 28, 2027

for 1 Days ( 14 Days OC)

All Saints of North America

2nd Sunday after Pentecost

June 22, 2025 June 14, 2026 July 4, 2027
Fathers of the First Six Councils July 13, 2025

(July 27, 2025)

July 19, 2026

(July 26, 2026)

July 18, 2027

(August 1, 2027)

Sunday before Elevation of the Cross September 7, 2025

(September 21, 2025)

September 13, 2026

(September 20, 2026)

September 12, 2027

(September 26, 2027)

Sunday after Elevation of the Cross

- Lukan Jump next day -

September 21, 2025

(September 28, 2025 )

September 20, 2026

(October 4, 2026 )

September 19, 2027

(October 3, 2027 )

Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council October 12, 2025

(October 26, 2025 )

October 11, 2026

(October 25, 2026 )

October 17, 2027

(October 24, 2027 )

2nd Sunday before Nativity December 14, 2025

(December 28, 2025)

December 13, 2026

(December 27, 2026)

December 12, 2027

(December 26, 2027)

Sunday before Nativity December 21, 2025

(January 4, 2026)

December 20, 2026

(January 3, 2027)

December 19, 2027

(January 2, 2028)

Sunday after Nativity December 28, 2025

(January 11, 2026 )

December 27, 2026

(January 10, 2027 )

December 26, 2027

(January 9, 2028 )

See also

Guidance on style

External links

Calendar use

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