Greek Orthodox fasting calendar 2023

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA DISTRICT OF MELBOURNE

Dates for Pascha/Easter

	Orthodox Pascha	Western Easter
2023	16 April	9 April
2024	5 May	31 March
2025	20 April	20 April
2026	12 April	5 April
2027	2 May	28 March
2028	16 April	16 April
2029	8 April	1 April
2030	28 April	21 April

Fasting for Pascha

The great fast before Pascha begins on Monday 27th February, 2023 and lasts until the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, Sunday 16th April, 2023.

Information on Great Lent and Pascha in the Orthodox Church can be found at the following links:

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia: Holy Pascha in the Orthodox Christian Church

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha in the Orthodox Church

If we love someone, then we always think of them, we strive to please them; day and night our heart is preoccupied with that object. Is it in this way that you love God? Do you often turn to Him, do you always remember Him, do you always pray to Him and fulfill His holy commandments? For our good, for our happiness, at least let us give a vow to ourselves, that from this day, from this hour, from this minute, we shall strive above all else to love God and to fulfill His holy will.

St Herman of Alaska

9th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven. Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. B.C.). Venerable Symeon of Emesa, fool-for-Christ (590), and his fellow faster Venerable John. New Hieromartyr Peter priest (1938). Uncovering of the relics of St. Romanus Medved' the Confessor, priest (1999). New Hieromartyrs Simo Banjac and Milan Stojisavljevic and his son Martyr Milan of Glamoc, Serbia (1941-1945). Venerable Onuphrius the Silent of the Kiev Caves (12th c.) and St. Onesimus, recluse of the Kiev Caves (13th c.). Uncovering of the relics (1649) of Venerable Anna of Kashin (1337). Martyr Victor of Marseilles. Martyr Acacius of Constantinople. (Greek). Venerable Eleutherius of "Dry Hill" (Greek). St. Parthenius of Radovizlios, bishop (Greek). St. Anna, mother of Venerable Sabbas the Serbian (Serbia). Hieromartyr Zoticus of Comana in Armenia (204). Martyrs Justus, Matthew, and Eugene of the 13 who suffered at Rome together with the Martyrs Trophimus and Theophilus (305). Martyr Bargabdesian, deacon, at Arbela in Assyria (354) St. Paul, bishop, and St. John, presbyter, ascetics near Edessa (5th c.). The Scripture Readings 1 Corinthians 14:6-19 Matthew 20:17-28 Wednesday Reading 1 Corinthians 13:4-14:5 Matthew 20:1-16 HIDE TROPARIA Ss. Symeon, Fool for Christ & John his Companion, Troparion, Tone IV � O God of our fathers,/ deal with us ever according to Thy meekness./ Deprive us not of Thy mercy,/ but through their supplications// direct our life in peace. Holy Prophet Ezekiel, Troparion, Tone II � Celebrating the memory/ of Thy prophet Ezekiel O Lord,// through him do we entreat Thee, save Thou our souls. Kontakion for the Prophet, Tone IV, "Thou hast appeared today..." � Thou hast been shown to be a prophet of God,/ O wondrous Ezekiel,/ and hast proclaimed unto all the incarnation of the Lord,/ the Lamb and Creator,// the Son of God Who hath revealed Himself forever. Kontakion of the Venerable Ones, Tone II, "The steadfast..." � Let us praise the God-bearing Symeon,/ the peer of the angels,/ who appeared in the flesh as one incorporeal,/ and with him the ever-memorable John:// for with faith and love they entreat the Lord unceasingly in behalf of us all.    Fixed Great Feasts January 7  � The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ January 19  � The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ February 15  � Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple April 7  � The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar August 19  � The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ August 28  � The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary September 21  � Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar September 27  � The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord December 4  � Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary    Movable Great Feasts    Feasts January 14  � Circumcision of the Lord July 7  � The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John July 12  � The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul September 11  � The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist October 14  � Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary    Fasting Seasons    Fast Days    The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks January 18  � Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany) September 11  � The Beheading of St. John the Baptist September 27  � The Elevation of the Cross    Traditional days of remembrance February 18  � Meat-fare Saturday March 11  � 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent March 18  � 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent March 25  � 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent April 25  � Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha) June 3  � Trinity Saturday October 28  � Demetrius Saturday    Fast-free Weeks

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

August
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

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� Full abstention from food
� Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
� Food without Oil
� Food with Oil
� Fish Allowed
� Caviar Allowed
� Meat is excluded
� Fast-free

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Paschalion

Feb 05	� Sunday of the Publican    and Pharisee
Feb 19	� Meatfare Sunday
Feb 26	� Forgiveness Sunday
Apr 09	� Palm Sunday
Apr 16	� Great and Holy Pascha
May 10	� Mid-Pentecost (Prepolovenie)
May 25	� Holy Ascension
Jun 04	� Pentecost - Trinity Sunday
Jun 11	� All Saints

Typikon Signs

� vigil for great feasts; a more festive service where all of the unfixed hymns are dedicated to the feast.
� "vigil" to a certain saint when All Night vigil is celebrated. The order of the service is similar to a �Polyeleos� (magnification) service, in that small vespers, great vespers and matins are combined (from this comes the vigil) and that there is the blessing of breads and the anointing with oil at the end of matins.
� "cross", "Polyeleos", "with the Polyeleos", "Polyeleos service", that is the type of service during which the "Polyeleos" (Praise/Magnification) is sung during matins (the majestic singing of the 134 and 135 psalms with verses); in addition, during this service there is a reading from the Gospel, the prokeimenon, gradual antiphons, the canon with 8 troparions, the praises and Great Doxology are sung, and during vespers "Blessed is the man" is sung (first "Glory" of the 1st kathisma), there is an entrance, Old Testament readings (parameia) and during lityia all of the verses may be sung to the saint.
� "doxology", "with doxology" during this service to the saint it is proper to sing the Great Doxology at the end of matins (in services of a lower rank, the doxology is read), also at this service are sung several Sunday Theotokions, sedalions after the kathisma (psaltery reading) to the saint, the katavasia during the canon, also at the end of matins are sung the praise verses, the Great Doxology, and the entire ending of matins follows the order of a feast.
� "six verse", "up to six"; all six stikhera of "Lord, I cry" are sung to the saint, there is a stikhera for "Glory" of the Apotischa for both vespers and matins; troparion to the saint, and the canon of matins is sung to the saint in six troparions.
, , no sign � "without a sign"; the most ordinary, daily service to a saint, to whom it is customary to sing only three stikhera at "Lord I cry" and the canon of matins in four troparions. There may not be a troparion to the saint.

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