Calendar of Orthodox Feasts (Holy Days)
for Liturgical Year 2011
(September 2010 – August 2011)
Feast/Season
New Style
Old Style
Liturgical New Year
Wednesday 1
September
Tuesday 14 September
Nativity of our Lady
Wednesday 8
September
Tuesday 21 September
Exaltation of the Cross
Tuesday
14 September
Monday 27 September
Conception of the Forerunner
Thursday 23 September
Saturday 6 October
Nativity Lent (Advent) begins
Monday 15 November
Sunday 28 November
Presentation of our Lady
Sunday 21
November
Saturday 4 December
Conception of the Theotokos
Thursday 9 December
Wednesday 22 December
Nativity of our Lord
Saturday 25 December
Friday 7 January
Circumcision of our Lord
Saturday 1
January
Friday 14 January
Holy Theophany (Epiphany)
Thursday 6 January
Wednesday 19 January
Meeting of our Lord
Wednesday 2 February
Tuesday 15 February
Great Lent begins
Monday 7 March Monday 7 March
Annunciation to our Lady
Friday 25
March
Thursday 7 April
Palm Sunday
Sunday 17 April
Sunday 17 April
Pascha (Holy Resurrection) Sunday 24 April
Sunday 24 April
Holy Ascension
Thursday 2
June
Thursday 2 June
Holy Pentecost
Sunday 12
June
Sunday 12 June
Apostles Fast begins*
Monday 20 June
Monday 20 June
Conception of the Forerunner
Friday 24 June
Thursday 7 July
SS. Peter & Paul
Wednesday 29 June
Tuesday 12 July
Dormition Fast begins
Monday 1
August
Sunday 14 August
Holy Transfiguration
Saturday
6 August
Friday 19 August
Dormition of our Lady
Monday 15
August
Sunday 28 August
Beheading of the Forerunner
Monday 29 August
Sunday 11
September