Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center All Great Feasts in Chronological Order

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)

Feast of St. Philip the Apostle	14 November
Fast traditional begins	15 November
Fast modern begins	10 December
Sunday of the Genealogy of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ	Sunday between 18 and 24 of December First Sunday before the Nativity
Preparation	20 December
Second Day of Preparation	21 December
Third Day of Preparation	22 December
Fourth Day of Preparation	23 December
Paramony	24 December
Pre-Nativity Fast ends after the first Divine Liturgy of Our Father among the Saints Basil	24 December
Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ	25 December
Second Day of celebration and Synaxis of The Theotokos	26 December
Third Day of celebration	27 December
Fourth Day of celebration	28 December
Fifth Day of celebration	29 December
Sixth Day of celebration	30 December
Sunday after	Sunday between 26 and 31 of December
Leave taking	31 December

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)

Second Day of Preparation

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
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

Prophonisimon

Prophonisimon (the "Announcing" of Lent) is first four Sundays:
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)

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

Second Sunday of Holy and Glorious Pascha - First Sunday after Holy and Glorious Pascha - Sunday of Thomas or Bright Saturday or New Sunday	1st Sunday after Pascha
Third Sunday of Holy and Glorious Pascha - Second Sunday after Holy and Glorious Pascha - Sunday of the Myrhh-Bearing Women	2nd Sunday after Pascha
Fourth Sunday of Holy and Glorious Pascha - Third Sunday after Holy and Glorious Pascha - Sunday of the Paralytic	3rd Sunday after Pascha
Mid Pentecost	Wednesday
Fifth Sunday of Holy and Glorious Pascha - Forth Sunday after Holy and Glorious Pascha - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman	4th Sunday after Pascha
Sixth Sunday of Holy and Glorious Pascha - Fifth Sunday after Holy and Glorious Pascha - Sunday of the Man Born Blind	5th Sunday 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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