Orthocalendar

April 2016

  1. 1 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. Ven. Mary of Egypt; Ven. Euthymius of Suzdal; Martyrs Gerontius and Basilides
  2. 2 SaturdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSaturday. Memorial Saturday
  3. 3 SundayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSunday. Third Sunday of Lent Veneration of the Precious Cross
  4. 4 MondayLenten Fast: strictMonday. St Zosimas, monk, of Palestine (523); Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer; George the Righteous of Maleon
  5. 5 TuesdayLenten Fast: strictTuesday. Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their Companions; Our Holy Father Mark of Trache (ca. 400); Monk-Martyrs Claudius, Diodore, Victor, Victorinus, Pappias, Nicephorus, and Serapion
  6. 6 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. St Methodius, Enlightener of the Slavs; St Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople (582); 120 Martyrs of Persia
  7. 7 ThursdayLenten Fast: strictThursday. Repose St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener N. America
  8. 8 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufuf, Phlegon, Hermes; Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome (432); The Holy New Martyr John the Ship-Builder who was martyred in Kos
  9. 9 SaturdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSaturday. Memorial Saturday
  10. 10 SundayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSunday. Fourth Sunday of Lent
  11. 11 MondayLenten Fast: strictMonday. Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum; Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.); Pharmuthios the Anchorite
  12. 12 TuesdayLenten Fast: strictTuesday. St Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium; St Isaac the Syrian, abbot of Spoleto, Italy (ca. 550); Our Holy Mother Athanasia (860)
  13. 13 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. Hieromartyr Artemon, Presbyter of Laodicea; St Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (655); Theodosios the Martyr
  14. 14 ThursdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedThursday. Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
  15. 15 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth (372); Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus; Crescens the Martyr
  16. 16 SaturdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSaturday. Saturday of the Akathist to the Most-Holy Theotokos
  17. 17 SundayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedSunday. Fifth Sunday of Lent
  18. 18 MondayLenten Fast: strictMonday. Ven. John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites; The Holy Martyr John the New of Ioannina (1526); Euthemios the Enlightener of Karelia
  19. 19 TuesdayLenten Fast: strictTuesday. Ven. John of Ancient Caves in Palestine; Our Holy Father Agathangelos (1819); The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius
  20. 20 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. Ven. Theodore Trichinas; Holy Apostle Zaccheus; Gregory & Anastasios, Patriarchs of Antioch
  21. 21 ThursdayLenten Fast: strictThursday. Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions; Our Holy Father Maximian, Patriarch of Constantinople; Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mother Philippa of Perge
  22. 22 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. St Theodore the Sykeote; Holy Martyr Leonidas (202); Our Holy Father, the monk Vitalis
  23. 23 SaturdayLenten Fast: wine, oil and caviar allowedSaturday. Lazarus Saturday Holy Greatmartyr, Victorybearer and Wonderworker George
  24. 24 SundayLenten Fast: fish, wine and oil allowedSunday. Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem
  25. 25 MondayLenten Fast: strictMonday. Great and Holy Monday Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark
  26. 26 TuesdayLenten Fast: strictTuesday. Great and Holy Tuesday
  27. 27 WednesdayLenten Fast: strictWednesday. Great and Holy Wednesday
  28. 28 ThursdayLenten Fast: wine and oil allowedThursday. Great and Holy Thursday
  29. 29 FridayLenten Fast: strictFriday. Great and Holy Friday
  30. 30 SaturdayLenten Fast: wine allowedSaturday. Great and Holy Saturday Holy Apostle James, Brother of St John

Strict fast Fast, with some foods allowed. Open a day to see what is allowed.