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All Great Feasts in Chronological Order
Pentecostal cycle is finishing
Church year begins
| Church year begins | 1 September |
Nativity of The Theotokos (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Nativity of The Theotokos | 8 September |
Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross Cycle (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Sunday before | Sunday between 8 and 13 of September |
| Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross | 14 September |
| Sunday after | Sunday between 15 and 20 of September |
| Xth Sunday of the Holy Cross and Xth Sunday after Pentecost | Every Sunday |
| Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council | Sunday between October 11 and 18 4th sunday of the Holy Cross and 21st Sunday after Pentecost |
| Xth Sunday of the Holy Cross and Xth Sunday after Pentecost | Every Sunday until Second Sunday before the Nativity Sunday of the Forefathers of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Sunday between 11 and 17 of December |
Entrance of The Theotokos into the Temple (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Entrance of The Theotokos into the Temple | 21 November |
Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Cycle
Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Cycle (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Cycle (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Sunday | Sunday between 31 of December and 5 of January |
| Preparation | 2 January |
| 3 January | |
| Third Day of Preparation | 4 January |
| Paramony | 5 January |
| Holy Theophany | 6 January |
| Second Day of Celebration and Synaxis in honor of the Holy and Glorious Forerunner and Prophet John the Baptist John the Baptist | 7 January |
| Third Day of Celebration | 8 January |
| Fourth Day of Celebration | 9 January |
| Fifth Day of Celebration | 10 January |
| Sixth Day of Celebration | 11 January |
| Seventh Day of Celebration | 12 January |
| Eight Day of Celebration | 13 January |
| Sunday after | Sunday between 7 and 13 of January |
| Leave-taking | 14 January |
Holy Hypapanty of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ to the Temple and the Purification of The Theotokos Cycle (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Preparation | 1 February |
| Holy Hypapanty and the Purification of The Theotokos | 2 February |
| Second Day of Celebration | 3 February |
| Third Day of Celebration | 4 February |
| Fourth Day of Celebration | 5 February |
| Fifth Day of Celebration | 6 February |
| Sixth Day of Celebration | 7 February |
| Seventh Day of Celebration | 8 February |
| Leave-taking | 9 February |
Annunciation (Al Bisharah) of The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
Annunciation (Al Bisharah) of The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary25 March
Holy and Glorious Pascha Cycle
Holy and Glorious Pascha Cycle (Feasts of Feasts)
Preparation
Triodion
| First Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican | 10th Sunday before Pascha |
| Second Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of the Prodigal Son | 9th Sunday before Pascha |
| First All Souls Saturday | Saturday |
| Third Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of Meat fare - Last Judgement | 8th Sunday before Pascha |
| Fourth Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of Cheese fare - Forgiveness | 7th Sunday before Pascha |
Great Lent
| Clean Monday | 1st Day of Great Lent |
| First Sunday of Lent: The Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy,
with Procession with the holy ikons and presentation for veneration | 6th Sunday before Pascha |
| Second Sunday of Great Lent: Holy Relics,
with Procession with the holy relics and presentation for veneration | 5th Sunday before Pascha |
| Third Sunday of Great Lent: Veneration of the Holy Cross,
with procession with the Holy Cross and presentation for veneration | 4th Sunday before Pascha |
| Fourth Sunday of Great Lent: Commemoration of our Holy Father John | 3rd Sunday before Pascha |
| Fifth Sunday of Great Lent: Commemoration of our Venerable Mother St. Mary of Egypt | 2nd Sunday before Pascha |
| Friday | Last day of Great Lent |
Transition Period between Great Lent and Great and Holy Week
| Lazarus Saturday | 2nd Saturday before Pascha |
| Holy and Glorious Palm Sunday--Shaneeneh
with palm and olive branch procession (One of the Twelve Great Feasts) | 1st Sunday before Pascha |
Great and Holy Week
| Great and Holy Monday | 6th Day before Pascha |
| Great and Holy Tuesday | 5th Day before Pascha |
| Great and Holy Wednesday | 4th Day before Pascha |
| Great and Holy Thursday | 3rd Day before Pascha |
| Great and Holy Friday | 2nd Day before Pascha |
| Great and Holy Saturday | 1st Day before Pascha |
Celebration
Holy and Glorious Pascha (Feasts of Feasts)
| Holy and Glorious Pascha (Feasts of Feasts) | Patriarch and faithful in Orthodox dominated countries celebrate according to the Julian calendar on 1st Sunday after 1st full moon after March 20 after Jewish Passover. Faithful in Latin dominated countries celebrate according to the Gregorian calendar on 1st Sunday after 1st full moon after March 20. Earliest possible date is March 22 and latest possible date is April 25. |
Bright Week or New Week
| Bright Monday or New Monday | 1st Day after Pascha |
| Bright Tuesday or New Tuesday | 2nd Day after Pascha |
| Bright Wednesday or New Wednesday | 3rd Day after Pascha |
| Bright Thursday or New Thursday | 4th Day after Pascha |
| Bright Friday or New Friday | 5th Day after Pascha |
| Bright Saturday or New Saturday | 6th Day after Pascha |
Sundays of Pascha or Sundays after Pascha
Ascension into Heaven of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Ascension into Heaven of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ | 40th day of Pascha |
Sundays of Pascha continued
| Seventh Sunday of Holy and Glorious Pascha - Sixth Sunday after Holy and Glorious Pascha - Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council Sunday | 6th Sunday after Pascha |
Pentecostal Cycle
Pentecost Cycle (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Second All Souls Saturday | 1st Day before Pentecost |
| Pentecost | 50th day of Pascha |
| The Sunday of all Saints | 1st Sunday after Pentecost |
| Apostles' Fast begins | Monday |
| The Feast of the Divine Body of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ | Thursday |
| The Sunday of the Divine Body | 2nd Sunday after Pentecost |
| Apostles' Fast ends | 28 June |
| Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul | 29 June |
| Xth Sunday after Pentecost | Every Sunday |
| Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils | Sunday between 13 and 19 of July |
| Xth Sunday after Pentecost | Every Sunday |
Transfiguration of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Cycle (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Preparation | 5August | |
| Transfiguration of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ | 6 August | |
| Second Day of Celebration | 7 August | |
| Third Day of Celebration | 8 August | |
| Fourth Day of Celebration | 98 August | |
| Fifth Day of Celebration | 10 August | |
| Sixth Day of Celebration | 11 August | |
| Seventh Day of Celebration | 12 August | |
| Leave-taking | 13 August |
Dormition of The Theotokos Cycle (One of the Twelve Great Feasts)
| Fast begins | 1 August | |
| Preparation and Fast ends | 14 August | |
| Great Feast of the Dormition of The Theotokos | 15 August | |
| Second Day of Celebration | 16 August | |
| Third Day of Celebration | 17 August | |
| Fourth Day of Celebration | 18 August | |
| Fifth Day of Celebration | 19 August | |
| Sixth Day of Celebration | 20 August | |
| Seventh Day of Celebration | 21 August | |
| Eighth Day of Celebration | 22 August | |
| Leave-taking | 23 August |
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