Orthodox Calendar April 2025

30 days

Serbian Orthodox Calendar

D new old Feast / Saint Fast
Tu 1 19 Sveti mučenici Hrizant, Darija i drugi; Prepodobni Simeon Dajbapski water
We 2 20 Prepodobni Oci ubijeni u manastiru Svetog Save Osvećenog water
Th 3 21 Prepodobni Jakov Ispovednik, Episkop Katanski; Sv. Serapion Tmuitski water
Fr 4 22 Second Vigil water
Sa 5 23 Sveti sveštenomučenik Nikon i drugi oil
Su 6 24 Prepodobni Zaharije; Sv. Artimije Solunski; Sv. Irinej Bački, Ispovednik vere (Pretprazništvo Blagovesti) oil
Mo 7 25 Annunciation of the Theotokos fish
Tu 8 26 Sabor Svetog Arhangela Gavrila (Odanije Blagovesi) oil
We 9 27 Sveta mučenica Matrona Solunska water
Th 10 28 Prepodobni Ilarion Ispovednik, Prep. Stefan Čudotvorac water
Fr 11 29 Prepodobni Marko, Episkop Aretuski water
Sa 12 30 Lazarus Saturday oil
Su 13 31 Palm Sunday fish
Mo 14 1 Prepodobna Marija Egipćanka water
Tu 15 2 Prepodobni Tit Čudotvorac water
We 16 3 Prepodobni Nikita Ispovednik water
Th 17 4 Holy Thursday oil
Fr 18 5 Great Friday strict
Sa 19 6 Great and Holy Saturday water
Su 20 7 Pascha — Christ is Risen! none
Mo 21 8 Bright Monday none
Tu 22 9 Bright Tuesday none
We 23 10 Sveti mučenici Terentije, Afrikana, Maksim, Pompeij i ostali none
Th 24 11 Sveti sveštenomučenik Antipa none
Fr 25 12 Bright Friday none
Sa 26 13 Sveti sveštenomučenik Artemon Laodikijski none
Su 27 14 Sveti Martin Ispovednik, Episkop Rimski none
Mo 28 15 Bright Week Monday (Radonitsa eve) none
Tu 29 16 Svete mučenice Agapija, Hionija i Irina none
We 30 17 Prepodobni Simeon, Episkop Persijski i ostali water
Red letter · Bold = major feasts (Christmas, Theophany, Exaltation...) · SLAVA = popular patron saint days
What do the fasting labels mean?
strict
Xerophagy — no oil, no wine, only raw/dried food
water
Cooked food allowed, no oil
oil
Vegetable oil permitted
wine
Wine and oil permitted
fish
Fish permitted — Annunciation, Transfiguration, Palm Sunday
none
No fast — all foods permitted
dairy
Cheesefare Week — meat forbidden, dairy and eggs permitted