Ecclesiastical Calendar
May · 2026
The cycle of feasts, saints, and fasts kept by the Orthodox Church.
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Prophet Jeremiah
2
Trans. Rel. Boris and Gleb
3
Paralytic
4
Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus
5
Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica
6
Midfeast of Pentecost
7
St Alexis Toth, Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in America
8
Holy Apostle John the Theologian
9
Prophet Isaiah
10
Samaritan Woman
11
SS Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs
12
St Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus
13
Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost
14
Ven. Isidore, Fool-for-Christ of Rostov
15
Ven. Pachomius the Great
16
Ven. Theodore the Sanctified
17
Blind Man
18
Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra
19
Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa
20
Leavetaking of Pascha / Forefeast of Ascension
21
Ascension of the Lord
22
Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana
23
St Michael the Confessor
24
Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
25
3rd Finding of the Head of St John the Baptist
26
Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus of the Seventy
27
Hieromartyr Therapon
28
St Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon
29
Leavetaking of Ascension
30
Memorial Saturday
31
Holy Pentecost
Great feastStrict fast dayToday
Fast Levels
The table of abstinence.
No Fast. All foods permitted.
Fast. Abstention from meat, dairy, eggs.
Wine & Oil. Fast with wine and oil allowed.
Fish, Wine & Oil. Fish, wine, and oil permitted.
Strict Fast. No meat, fish, dairy, eggs, wine, or oil.
Feast Ranks
The hierarchy of joy.
No Sign. An ordinary weekday commemoration.
Six-Stich. A saint with six stichera at Vespers.
Doxology. Great doxology at Matins.
Polyeleos. A festal Matins with Polyeleos.
Vigil-Rank. An All-Night Vigil is served.
Great Feast. One of the twelve great feasts or Pascha.
Liturgical data via orthocal.info