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Oct 5, 2023 · The 2024 Desk Calendar of the Orthodox Church in America is currently in print and is now available in PDF format. As usual, all priests and deacons who are assigned, attached, and retired, will receive a complimentary copy in the mail in the coming three weeks.
- Orthodox Church in America’s 2022 Desk Calendar now available
The 2022 Desk Calendar of the Orthodox Church in America is...
- Orthodox Church in America’s 2023 Desk Calendar now available
The 2023 Desk Calendar of the Orthodox Church in America is...
- Orthodox Church in America’s 2022 Desk Calendar now available
Orthodox Church in America. Upcoming events. Calendar view » All Times are in Eastern (EST/EDT) time. Thursday, June 13, 2024. 3:00 pm · Preconciliar Commission. Thursday, June 27, 2024. Archbishop Melchisedek Anniversary Consecration (2009) Saturday, June 29, 2024. Bishop Gerasim Consecration Anniversary (2021) Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
- Religious Calendar: History and Development
- Holy Days in The Orthodox Church
- Holy Days Dedicated to Christ and The Virgin Mary
- Fast Days and Fast Periods
- Orthodox Easter
- Sugestions For Further Reading
Within the Orthodox Church feast days and fast days are reckoned according to two distinct calendars, the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar. The first is attributed to the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, whose name it bears. It was later corrected in the sixteenth century by Pope Gregory XIII due to the ever-increasing discrepancy between cal...
The ecclesiastical year, which according to Byzantine practice begins on the first of September, is divided between movable and immovable or fixed holy days. The movable holy days are determined by the date of Easter - the most important of all feast days -, which is in a class by itself. The determination of the date of Easter was definitively reg...
The "twelve great feasts," as they occur in chronological order after September 1, are as follows: 1. The Nativity of the Virgin Mary (September 8) 2. The Elevation of the Life-giving Cross (September 14) 3. The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple (November 21) 4. Christmas (December 25) 5. Epiphany (January 6) 6. The Presentation of Chri...
Four main fast periods are included in the ecclesiastical year. They are: 1. The Great Fast (Lent)--beginning on a Monday 7 weeks before Easter. 2. Fast of the Apostles--varying in length from 1 to 6 weeks; it begins on a Monday, 8 days after Pentecost, and ends on June 28--the eve of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. 3. Fast of the Repose of the...
The determination of the date of Easter is governed by a computation based on the vernal equinox and the phase of the moon. According to the ruling of the First Ecumenical Synod in 325, Easter Sunday should fall on the Sunday which follows the first full moon after the vernal equinox. If the full moon happens to fall on a Sunday, Easter is observed...
J. Dowden, The Church Year and Calendar. Cambridge,1910.D. R. Fotheringham, The Date of Easter and Other Christian Festivals. London,1928.K. T. Ware, The Orthodox Church. Penguin Books, 1982, pp. 304-310.Calendar of Saints, Feasts, and Readings in the Orthodox Church.
Add the daily bible readings, saints, feasts, and fast days directly into your digital calendar on your desktop (Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, etc.) or Mobile device! The Planner follows the Ecclesiastical (church) year from September 2023 - August 2024.
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