Liturgical Calendar 2011 -2012

                                                                                                     Gregorian                     Julian                         

Beginning of Liturgical Year                                                    September 1               September 14

Nativity of the Mother of God                                                 September 8               September 21

Exaltation of the Holy Cross                                                    September 14             September 27

Protection of the Mother of God                                             October 1                    October 14

Feast of St. Philip                                                                     November 14              November 27

First day of pre-Christmas Fast                                               November 15              November 28

            (Pilipiwka)

Feast of St. Demetrius                                                             October 26                  November 8

Synaxis of the Archangel Michael                                           November 8                November 21

Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple                    November 21              December 4

Feast of St. Nicholas                                                                December 6                December 19

Feast of the Conception of the Mother of God

by St. Anne                                                                               December 9                December 22

Nativity of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ              December 25              January 7

Synaxis of the Mother of God                                                 December 26              January 8

Feast of St. Stephen, Protodeacon, the first Martyr              December 27              January 9

The Naming of our Lord, Jesus Christ                

The Feast of St. Basil the Great                                             January 1                    January 14

The Feast of the Theophany                                                   January 6                    January 19

The Feast of the 3 Hierarchs

            St. Basil the Great

            St. John Chrysostum

            St. Gregory, the Theologian                                        January 30                    February 12

Presentation of our Lord                                                          February 2                    February 15

Zacchaeus Sunday                                                                    January 22                   January 29

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee                               January 29                   February 15

Sunday of the Prodigal Son                                                     February 5                    February 12

Meatfare Sunday                                                                     February 12                  February 19
 

Cheese-Fare Sunday                                                                February 19                 February 26

 First Day of the Great Fast

Day of strict abstinence                                               February 20                 February 27

 First Sunday of the Great Fast                                               February 27                March 4

 The Annunciation                                                                    March 25                     April 7

Veneration of the Holy Life-Giving Cross                             March 11                     March 18

Palm Sunday                                                                             April 1                         April 8

 The Resurrection (Easter)                                                     April 8                         April 15

 St. Thomas Sunday                                                                  April 15                       April 22
 

Sunday of the Myrrh Bearing Women                                    April 22                       April 29
 

Ascension of our Lord                                                              May 17                        May 24

Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost)                                   May 27                       June 3

 Sunday of All Saints                                                                 June 13                        June10

Nativity of St. John the Baptist                                               June 24                        July 7

 Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul                                                    June 29                        July 12

 Feast of the Transfiguration                                                    August 6                     August 19

 Dormition of the Mother of God                                             August 15                   August 28