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IN Orthodox Church fasts are associated with holidays, events of Sacred history, saints' days and Communion. About how exactly, as well as when posts begin and end in.

Posts of the Orthodox Church

• Multi-day
• One-day
• Eucharistic

Multi-day posts

Rolling (with changing dates)

Lent

The timing of fasting depends on the moving holiday of Easter, so it does not have fixed calendar dates. Installed in honor of the Savior's forty-day fast in the desert. They join the fast on Lazarus Saturday, Palm Sunday and Holy Week (week of suffering). The duration of fasting with them is 48 days. Lent ends with the holiday of Easter. In 2019: from March 11 to April 27. Easter of Christ - April 28.

Petrov post

It begins a week after the feast of Pentecost (Holy Trinity) and continues until July 12 (the feast of the supreme apostles Peter and Paul). The fast was established in honor of the preaching labors and martyrdom of the apostles. In 2019: from June 24 to July 11.

Immutable (with unchanging dates)

Assumption Fast August 14–27

Nativity Fast November 28–January 6

One-day posts

Throughout the year - Wednesday and Friday, except for continuous weeks.

Wednesday- memory of the betrayal of Christ by Judas.

Friday- memory of the Savior's suffering on the cross.

The day before the Epiphany.

The martyrdom of the prophet.

Memory of the suffering of the Savior on the Cross.

Solid weeks

Weeks without fast days

Christmastide

Publican and Pharisee

Two weeks before Lent

Cheese (Maslenitsa)

The week before Lent (no meat, but no restrictions on dairy products)

Easter (Light)

Week after Easter

Trinity

Week after Trinity

Eucharistic fast

Fasting before Communion

On the eve of Communion, you cannot eat or drink anything after 24.00. If the liturgy is served at night or in the evening, you cannot eat or drink 6 hours before the start of the service.

As Saint John of Kronstadt said: “Fasting clearly shows or reveals all the infirmities of our soul, all its weaknesses, shortcomings, sins and passions, just as muddy, stagnant water that begins to clear itself shows what kind of reptiles are found in it or what quality of rubbish.”

Orthodox fasting calendar 2017

1. Lent in 2017: from February 26 to April 16
2. Petrov fast (Apostolic fast) in 2017: from June 12 to July 12
3. Dormition Fast in 2017: from August 14 to August 24
4. Nativity Fast in 2017: from November 28 to January 6

One-day fasts (fish is prohibited, but meals with vegetable oil are allowed):

• January 18 - Epiphany Christmas Eve (on the eve of Epiphany)
• September 11 - Beheading of John the Baptist
• September 27 – Exaltation of the Holy Cross

During the whole year:

Wednesday and Friday - fast days. The exception is holidays and continuous weeks.

Solid weeks in 2017 (weeks when there is no fasting at all, including not fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays):

• January 7 - 17 - Christmastide
• February 5 - 12 - Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (2 weeks before Lent)
• February 20 - 26 - Maslenitsa (week before Lent). Dairy products are allowed, but meat products are already prohibited.
• April 17 - 23 - Bright Week (week after Easter)
• June 5 - 11 - Trinity Week

What can you eat during Lent? Grocery list:

IMPORTANT:In the tables you see the food requirements for the monastery charter! The laity, as a rule, today does not practice fasting of such severity - with dry eating and refusal of oil. In any case, it is better to determine the amount of fasting individually, taking into account the state of health and many other factors. Be sure to consult with a confessor or an experienced priest!

Children, elderly people, pregnant and lactating women, as well as travelers are blessed with relaxations in fasting.

So, the list of allowed products:

— Vegetables (fresh or frozen, baked, boiled, canned, stewed and fried on days when oil is not prohibited)

— Fruits (fresh, dried, dried)

— Dried fruits (they are good to add to salads, porridges, to cook jelly and compotes)

— Berries (fresh or frozen, dried, dried, canned)

— Nuts (added to cereals, salads, baked goods)

— Seeds (great variety for many dishes)

- Pasta

— Porridge (buckwheat, rice, oatmeal, barley, corn, semolina and others)

— Legumes (peas, beans, chickpeas, lentils... These products can be used to prepare first courses, side dishes, and add to salads and even make pates and various “spreads”)

— Sprouted grains (you can buy them ready-made or sprout them yourself)

— Olives and black olives (good to add to salads and savory pastries)

— Mushrooms (fresh, dried, salted...)

— Bread (white, black)

— Lenten baking(that is, without the use of eggs and dairy products. As a rule, instead of eggs in sweet products, put a banana mashed with a fork - it perfectly replaces eggs (1/2 banana = 1 egg), and cow's milk can be replaced with a vegetable one (coconut, for example, or soy) or do without this ingredient altogether)

— Honey (will perfectly support the body’s strength)

— Other lean sweets (lenten dark chocolate, various jellies (gelatin can be replaced with agar-agar), semolina mousses, fruit pastilles...)

— Vegetable oils (there are a huge variety of them on the shelves now, so you can diversify your menu). On some days of fasting, oils are prohibited, but this prohibition applies to the monastery charter. The laity, as a rule, is blessed to eat it.

— Fish (on days when allowed)

— Seafood (squid, shrimp, scallops and other seafood are lean!)

— Crackers and chips (of course, we are talking about homemade croutons and chips (from potatoes and even pita bread), which can be used for snacks and also added to salads)

— Plant milk (oat, soy, coconut...)

— Kiseli ( great option for a snack)

— Kvass (with yeast, with bread, with raisins... Kvass can be used both as a drink and as a base for okroshka)

— Juices (fruit and vegetable)

— Greens, onions, garlic, spices (used to diversify lean dishes)

What can't you eat during Lent? Grocery list:

— Meat and meat products (absolutely all types of meat, sausages, ham, sausages, etc.)

- Milk and dairy products (cheese, butter, cottage cheese and yogurt will have to be excluded)

— Eggs (not allowed in any form)

— Mayonnaise (only lean mayonnaise is allowed - with plant ingredients)

- Alcohol

— Fish (prohibited on certain fasting days)

How to fast correctly:

Archimandrite Melchizedek (Artyukhin) on the measure of fasting for a person who does not have a confessor

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Additional information about Orthodox fasts:

• Holy Fathers about fasting >>
• About the post “for the eyes and ears” >>

Lent in 2017 begins on February 27. Great Lent follows immediately after Forgiveness Sunday, which ends Maslenitsa week. A daily nutrition calendar, a menu for Lent, as well as detailed information about when you can eat fish, caviar, drink wine, and on which days dry eating is recommended, in our review.

Immediately after Forgiveness Sunday, on Monday, February 27, Great Lent begins and ends on April 15.

Lent, which is observed by all believers, is not a diet or an opportunity to lose weight. excess weight. Great Lent, first of all, is an opportunity for repentance, spiritual cleansing and self-knowledge.

Let us remind you that doctors do not recommend observing Lent for those who have health problems. By the way, the church also exempts seriously ill people, young children, as well as pregnant and lactating women from strict fasting.

During Lent, all meat, dairy (including butter of animal origin) and eggs are completely excluded from the diet.

Fish is allowed on some days.

Lent 2017: nutrition calendar by days of the week

On February 27 (Monday), complete abstinence from food is recommended, but you can drink water.
February 28 (Tuesday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 1 (Wednesday) meals are the same as the previous day.
March 2 (Thursday) meals are the same as the previous day.
March 3 (Friday) meals are the same as the previous day.
March 4 (Saturday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.
March 5 (Sunday) meals are the same as the previous day.

March 6 (Monday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 7 (Tuesday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
March 8 (Wednesday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 9 (Thursday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
March 10 (Friday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 11 (Saturday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.
March 12 (Sunday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.

March 13 (Monday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 14 (Tuesday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
March 15 (Wednesday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 16 (Thursday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
March 17 (Friday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 18 (Saturday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.
March 19 (Sunday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.

March 20 (Monday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 21 (Tuesday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
March 22 (Wednesday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 23 (Thursday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
March 24 (Friday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 25 (Saturday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.
March 26 (Sunday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.

March 27 (Monday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 28 (Tuesday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
March 29 (Wednesday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
March 30 (Thursday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
March 31 (Friday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
April 1 (Saturday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.
April 2 (Sunday) boiled lean food (vegetables, fruits, water porridge, etc.) with the addition of vegetable oil, you can drink a little wine.

April 3 (Monday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
April 4 (Tuesday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
April 5 (Wednesday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
April 6 (Thursday) boiled vegetable (lenten) food without oil, porridge with water.
April 7 (Friday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
April 8 (Saturday) Lazarus Saturday on this day the severity of fasting is relaxed, believers can eat boiled food with the addition of vegetable oil, drink wine, on this day it is customary to pamper yourself with caviar.
April 9 (Sunday) Palm Sunday on this day you can eat everything except meat and dairy, it is allowed and even accepted to eat fish.

Lent 2017: the seventh week, Holy Week, is the strictest, even stricter than the first week.

April 10 (Monday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
April 11 (Tuesday) Annunciation Holy Mother of God On this day you can eat fish.
April 12 (Wednesday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
April 13 (Thursday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
April 14 (Friday) Good Friday– Those who strictly observe fasting are advised to completely abstain from food. You need to drink warm water.
April 15 (Saturday) dry eating is recommended (bread, raw vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, honey, nuts). You need to drink water, preferably warm.
April 16 (Sunday) Easter (Bright Sunday of Christ) starting at midnight, breaking the fast begins, after which you can eat everything. That’s when Easter cakes, Easter cottage cheese and Easter eggs appear on the table.

Twelfth holidays in 2017

• Nativity January 7, 2017.
• Epiphany (Epiphany) January 19, 2017.
• Presentation of the Lord February 15, 2017.
• Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary April 7, 2017.
• Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) April 9, 2017.
• Ascension of the Lord May 26, 2017
• Trinity Day (Pentecost) June 4, 2017.
• Transfiguration August 19, 2017.
• Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 28, 2017.
• Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary September 21, 2017.
• Exaltation of the Holy Cross September 27, 2017.
• Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary into the Temple December 4, 2017.

Great Church holidays in 2017

• Circumcision of the Lord (St. Basil the Great) - feast day January 14, 2017.
• The Nativity of John the Baptist is a holiday on July 7, 2017.
• Apostles Peter and Paul - holiday July 12, 2017.
• The beheading of John the Baptist is a holiday on September 11, 2017.
• The Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a holiday on October 14, 2017.

Middle church holidays in 2017

• February 12, 2017 - Three saints - Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom
• May 6, 2017 - Great Martyr George the Victorious
• May 21, 2017 - Apostle John the Theologian
• May 22, 2017 - St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Summer Nicholas).
• May 24, 2017 - Equal to the Apostles Cyril and Methodius.
• July 28, 2017 - Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir.
• October 9, 2017 - Apostle John the Theologian.
• November 26, 2017 - St. John Chrysostom.
• December 19, 2017 - St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Winter Nicholas).

Church Orthodox fasts in 2017

Multi-day posts

• Lent in 2017 - from February 26 to April 16
• Petrov fast in 2017 - from June 12 to July 11.
• Dormition Fast in 2017 - from August 14 to August 27.
• Nativity Fast - from November 28, 2017 to January 6, 2018.

One-day posts

• Wednesday and Friday throughout the year, with the exception of continuous weeks and Christmastide.
• Epiphany Christmas Eve - January 18, 2017.
• The beheading of John the Baptist - September 11, 2017.
• Exaltation of the Holy Cross - September 27, 2017.

Continuous weeks with no fasting

• Christmas time in 2017 is from January 7 to January 17.
• The Week of the Publican and the Pharisee in 2017 is from February 5 to 12.
• Maslenitsa in 2017 (Cheese Week) - from February 20 to 26.
• Bright Easter Week in 2017 - from April 17 to April 23.
• Trinity Week in 2017 - from 5 to 11 June.

Note! According to the Church Charter, there is no fasting on the feasts of the Nativity of Christ and Epiphany, which occurred on Wednesday and Friday. On Christmas and Epiphany Eves and on the holidays of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord and the Beheading of John the Baptist, meals with vegetable oil are allowed. On the feasts of the Presentation, Transfiguration of the Lord, Dormition, Nativity and Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, Her Entry into the Temple, the Nativity of John the Baptist, the Apostles Peter and Paul, John the Theologian, which occurred on Wednesday and Friday, as well as in the period from Easter to Trinity on Wednesday and Friday Fish allowed.

Parents' Saturdays in 2017 (All Souls' Day)

• Ecumenical parental Saturday (meat-free) in 2017— February 18, 2017.
• Saturday of the 2nd week of Great Lent - March 11, 2017.
• Saturday of the 3rd week of Great Lent - March 18, 2017.
• Saturday of the 4th week of Great Lent - March 25, 2017.
• Commemoration of deceased warriors— May 9, 2017.
• Radonitsa in 2017— April 25, 2017.
• Trinity Parents' Saturday in 2017— June 3, 2017.
• Dimitrievskaya Parents' Saturday— November 4, 2017.

Church calendar for 2017 by month

Orthodox church holidays and fasts in January 2017

• January 1, 2017 is the day of memory of Ilya of Murom the Wonderworker.
• January 1, 2017 - The week before Christmas.
• January 1, 2017 - Martyr Boniface of Tarsus.
• January 2, 2017 - Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ.
• January 2, 2017 - Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer.
• January 2, 2017 - Righteous John of Kronstadt, wonderworker.
• January 3, 2017 - Glorification of the great martyr Juliana.
• January 3, 2017 - Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ.
• January 3, 2017 - Repose of St. Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, Wonderworker
• January 4, 2017 - Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ.
• January 4, 2017 - Great Martyr Anastasia the Pattern Maker.
• January 5, 2017 - Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ.
• January 5, 2017 - Holy Martyr Basil and Reverend Martyrs Macarius and John.
• January 6, 2017 - Eve of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas Eve).
• January 7, 2017 - Nativity of Christ (Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ).
• January 7, 2017 - Adoration of the holy Magi: Melchior, Gaspar and Belshazzar.
• January 8, 2017 - Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• January 9, 2017 - Saturday after the Nativity of Christ.
• January 9, 2017 - Apostle First. and Archdeacon Stephen
• January 10, 2017 – 20,000 martyrs, victims in Nicomedia
• January 11, 2017 - Week after the Nativity of Christ.
• January 11, 2017 - Martyrs of 14,000 infants killed by Herod in Bethlehem.
• January 12, 2017 - St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow.
• January 13, 2017 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Nativity of Christ.
• January 14, 2017 - Circumcision of the Lord.
• January 15, 2017 - Forefeast of Epiphany.
• January 15, 2017 - Repose, second discovery of the relics of St. Seraphim, the Wonderworker of Sarov.
• January 16, 2017 — Forefeast of Epiphany
• January 16, 2017 is the day of remembrance of the holy prophet Malachi. They predicted the appearance of the Savior, the Forerunner and the Last Judgment.
• January 17, 2017 - Forefeast of Epiphany.
• January 17, 2017 - Council of the 70 Apostles.
• January 18, 2017 - Epiphany Eve (Epiphany Christmas Eve).
• January 18, 2017 - Hieromartyr Theopemptos, Bishop of Nicomedia, and Martyr Theona the Magus.
• January 19, 2017 - Holy Epiphany. Baptism of the Lord (Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ)
• January 20, 2017 - Council of the honest and glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John.
• January 21, 2017 - Saint Gregory the Wonderworker of Pechersk
• January 22, 2017 - St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, Wonderworker (1569).
• January 23, 2017 - Saint Theophan, Recluse of Vyshensky.
• January 23, 2017 - St. Paul of Komel (Obnorsky).
• January 24, 2017 - St. Theodosius the Great, director of the general life.
• January 24, 2017 - St. Michael of Klopsky, Novgorod.
• January 25, 2017 - Tatiana's Day - the day of the Most Holy Martyr Tatiana, who suffered for her faith.
• January 25, 2017 - St. Sava, Archbishop of Serbia.
• January 26, 2017 - Martyrs Ermilos and Stratonikos.
• January 27, 2017 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Epiphany.
• January 27, 2017 - Equal to the Apostles Nina, enlightener of Georgia
• January 28, 2017 - Reverends Paul of Thebes and John Kushchnik.
• January 29, 2017 - worship of the chains that bound the Apostle Paul
• January 30, 2017 - veneration of the first desert dweller and monk Anthony the Great.
• January 31, 2017 - Saints Athanasius and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria.
• January 31, 2017 - Reverend Schemamonk Cyril and Schemanun Maria (c. 1337), parents of Reverend Sergius of Radonezh.

Church posts in January 2017

• Multi-day fast in January 2017— The Nativity fast (multi-day) will begin on November 28, 2016 and end only on January 6, 2017.
• One-day posts in January 2017- January 18, January 20, January 25 and January 27.
• In the period from January 7 to January 17, there are no one-day fasts, since Christmastide is celebrated on these days.

Orthodox church holidays in February 2017

• February 1, 2017 - Venerable Macarius the Great, Egyptian.
• February 2, 2017 - St. Euthymius the Great.
• February 3, 2017 - St. Maximus the Greek.
• February 4, 2017 - Apostle Timothy.
• February 5, 2017 - Week of the Publican and the Pharisee.
• February 6, 2017 - Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg.
• February 7, 2017 - icons of the Mother of God Soothe my sorrows.
• February 8, 2017 - Saints Xenophon, his wife Mary and their sons Arkady and John.
• February 9, 2017 - transfer of the relics of St. John Chrysostom.
• February 10, 2017 - St. Ephraim the Syrian.
• February 11, 2017 - transfer of the relics of the Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-Bearer. Saint Lawrence, recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Turov.
• February 11, 2017 - Council of the Ecumenical Teachers and Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
• February 12, 2017 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son.
• February 13, 2017 - the unmercenary martyrs Cyrus and John and with them the martyr Athanasius and her daughters: Theoktista, Theodotia, and Eudoxia. Saint Nikita, recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Novgorod.
• February 14, 2017 is the forefeast of the Presentation of the Lord.
• February 15, 2017 - Meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• February 16, 2017 - righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess.
• February 17, 2017 - Venerable Isidore of Pelusiot. Venerable Kirill of Novoezersk the Wonderworker.
• February 18, 2017 - Ecumenical Meat and Meat Memorial Parent Saturday.
• February 18, 2017 - icons of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost.”
• February 19, 2017 - Week of the Last Judgment (meat-meat week).
• From February 20 to February 26, 2017 - Maslenitsa (cheese week). Solid week, no meat.
• February 21, 2017 - Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates. Prophet Zechariah the Sickle-Seer from the 12 minor prophets.
• February 22, 2017 - Martyr Nicephorus, from Antioch of Syria.
• February 24, 2017 - Blessed Prince Vsevolod, in Holy Baptism of Gabriel, Pskov. Venerable Demetrius of Prilutsky, Vologda.
• February 25, 2017 - Iveron Icon of the Mother of God.
• February 26, 2017 - Forgiveness Sunday (last day of Maslenitsa).
• February 26, 2017 - prayer for Lent. It's a damp week. Memories of Adam's exile.
• February 27, 2017 - Clean Monday, the beginning of Lent.
• February 28, 2017 - Vilna Icon of the Mother of God.

Church fasts in February 2017

• Multi-day post in February 2017— February 27th is the beginning of Lent. The longest and most difficult fast in the modern Orthodox Church.
• One-day posts- February 1, February 3, February 15 and February 17.
• Weeks without fasting: Maslenitsa from February 20 to 26.

Orthodox church holidays in March 2017

• March 1, 2017 - St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna.
• March 2, 2017 - Great Martyr Theodore Tiron. Holy Martyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, miracle worker.
• March 3, 2017 - Saint Leo, Pope of Rome. Venerable Cosmas of Yakhromsky.
• March 4, 2017 - Venerable Eugene and Macarius Confessor, Presbyters of Antioch. Apostles Archippus and Philemon and martyr Equal to the Apostles Apphia.
• March 5, 2017 is the 1st week of Lent, the Triumph of Orthodoxy.
• March 6, 2017 - the 2nd week of Lent begins
• March 8, 2017 - Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. Venerable Polycarp of Bryansk.
• March 9, 2017 - the first and second discovery of the head of John the Baptist.
• March 10, 2017 - St. Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople. Holy Martyr Alexander the Presbyter, Reverend Martyr Mstislava.
• March 11, 2017 - Parents' Saturday. Remembrance of the dead.
• March 12, 2017 - Sunday of St. George Palamas, 2nd week of Lent.
• March 13, 2017 - the 3rd week of Lent begins.
• March 13, 2017 - St. Basil the Confessor.
• March 14, 2017 is the day of remembrance of the Venerable Martyr Evdokia and the martyrs Nestor and Trivimius.
• March 15, 2017 - celebration of the icon of the Mother of God, called “Sovereign”.
• March 16, 2017 - Volokolamsk Icon of the Mother of God.
• March 7, 2017 is the day of remembrance of the blessed Prince Daniil of Moscow.
• March 18, 2017 - Parents' Saturday, remembrance of the departed.
• March 19, 2017 - Week of the Cross, 3rd week of Lent.
• March 19, 2017 - the discovery of the Holy Cross and nails by the holy Queen Helen in Jerusalem.
• March 19, 2017 - celebration of the icons of the Mother of God: Czestochowa, Shestokovskaya and “Blessed Heaven”.
• March 20, 2017 - the 4th week of Lent begins.
• March 20, 2017 - icons of the Mother of God “Helper of Sinners.”
• March 21, 2017 - Venerable Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia.
• March 22, 2017 is the feast of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste.
• March 23, 2017 - martyrs Codratus of Nicomedia, Satorin, Rufinus and others.
• March 24, 2017 - St. Euthymius, Archbishop of Novgorod, wonderworker.
• March 25, 2017 - All Souls' Day, parents' Saturday.
• March 26, 2017 - Sunday of St. John the Climacus, 4th week of Lent.
• March 27, 2017 - the 5th week of Lent begins.
• March 27, 2017 - celebration of the Feodorovskaya-Komstromskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
• March 28, 2017 - Hieromartyr Alexy the Presbyter.
• March 29, 2017 - St. Christodoulus the Wonderworker of Patmos.
• March 30, 2017 is the day of remembrance of St. Alexy, the man of God.
• March 31, 2017 - St. Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem.

Church posts in March 2017

• Multi-day fast in March 2017— Lent lasts throughout March.
• There are no one-day posts.

Orthodox church holidays in April 2017

• April 1, 2017 - Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• April 1, 2017 - celebration of the icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness”. Righteous Sophia, Prince of Slutsky.
• April 2, 2017 - Sunday of the Venerable Mary of Egypt, 5th week of Lent.
• April 3, 2017 - the 6th week of Lent begins.
• April 4, 2017 - celebration of the Izborsk Icon of the Mother of God. Hieromartyr Basil, presbyter of Ancyra.
• April 5, 2017 - Reverend Martyr Nikon Bishop and his 199 disciples.
• April 6, 2017 - Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• April 7, 2017 - Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• April 8, 2017 - Lazarus Saturday. Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel.
• April 9, 2017 - Palm Sunday. Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem.
• From April 10 to April 15, 2017 - Holy Week.
• April 10, 2017 - Good Monday.
• April 11, 2017 - Maundy Tuesday. Saint Eustathius the Confessor, Bishop of Bithynia.
• April 12, 2017 - Great Wednesday of Passion Week. Venerable John Climacus, abbot of Sinai.
• April 13, 2017 - St. Jonah, Metropolitan of Kyiv, Moscow and All Russia, miracle worker.
• April 13, 2017 - Icon of the Mother of God “Iverskaya”.
• April 13, 2017— Maundy Thursday (Maundy Thursday).
• April 14, 2017 - St. Euthymius, Archimadrid of Suzdal, wonderworker.
• April 14, 2017— Good Friday (Good Friday).
• April 15, 2017 - St. Titus the Wonderworker.
• April 15, 2017- Good Saturday.
• April 16, 2017 - Easter - Holy Resurrection of Christ. The end of Lent.
• From April 17 to April 23, 2017 - Bright Week.
• April 17, 2017 - celebration of the icons of the Mother of God “Gerontissa” and “Deliverer”.
• April 18, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of St. Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.
• April 19, 2017 - Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius, Archbishop of Moravia, First Teacher of the Slavs.
• April 20, 2017 - Byzantine icon of the Mother of God.
• April 21, 2017 - Icons of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Source”.
• April 22, 2017 - Martyr Eupsychias.
• April 23, 2017 - Krasnaya Gorka. 2nd week of Easter, Antipascha or St. Thomas Day.
• April 23, 2017 - Martyrs Terentius, Pompius, Africanus, Maximus, Zenon, Alexander, Theodore and others 33.
• April 24, 2017 - Holy Martyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum in Asia.
• April 25, 2017 - Radonitsa, commemoration of the departed.
• April 26, 2017 - Hieromartyr Artemon, presbyter of Laodicea.
• April 27, 2017 - Vilna Icon of the Mother of God.
• April 28, 2017 - Apostles Aristarchus, Puda and Trophimus.
• April 29, 2017 - Ilyinsk-Chernigov and Tambov icons of the Mother of God.
• April 30, 2017 - 3rd Sunday of Easter, Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women.
• April 30, 2017 - Venerable Zosima, abbot of Solovetsky.

Church fasts in April 2017

• Multi-day fasting in April 2017 - from April 1 to April 15. Lent ends on April 15, 2017.
• One-day posts - April 26, April 28.
• A continuous week in which there is no fasting is Bright Week from April 17 to April 23, 2017.

Orthodox church holidays in May 2017

• May 1, 2017 - Maximovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
• May 2, 2017 is the day of remembrance of Blessed Matrona of Moscow.
• May 2, 2017 - Venerable John of the Ancient Cave.
• May 3, 2017 - Venerable Theodore Trikhina (hair shirt).
• May 4, 2017 - Holy Martyr John the Presbyter.
• May 5, 2017 - Venerable Theodore Sikeot, Bishop of Anastasiople.
• May 6, 2017 - Great Martyr George the Victorious.
• May 7, 2017 - “Molchenskaya” Icon of the Mother of God.
• May 8, 2017 - Apostle and Evangelist Mark.
• May 9, 2017 - St. Stephen, Bishop of Great Perm.
• May 9, 2017 - Commemoration of deceased soldiers.
• May 10, 2017 - Apostle and Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop of Jerusalem, relative of the Lord.
• May 11, 2017 - St. Cyril, Bishop of Turov.
• May 12, 2017 - St. Memnon the Wonderworker.
• May 13, 2017 - Apostle James Zebedee, brother of John the Theologian.
• May 13, 2017 - St. Ignatius Brianchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus and Black Sea.
• May 14, 2017 - St. Paphnutius of Borovsky.
• May 15, 2017 - St. Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria.
• May 15, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of the faithful princes of the passion-bearers Boris and Gleb, in Holy Baptism of Roman and David.
• May 16, 2017 - Venerable Theodosius, abbot of Kiev-Pechersk.
• May 17, 2017 - Old Russian Icon of the Mother of God.
• May 18, 2017 - Great Martyr Irene.
• May 18, 2017 - celebration of the icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”.
• May 19, 2017 - Righteous Job the Long-Suffering.
• May 20, 2017 - Remembrance of the appearance in heaven of the Cross of the Lord in Jerusalem.
• May 21, 2017 - Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
• May 22, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of Saint and Wonderworker Nicholas from Myra in Lycia to Bar.
• May 23, 2017 - Apostle Simon the Zealot
• May 24, 2017 - Equal to the Apostles Methodius and Cyril, Slovenian teachers.
• May 25, 2017 - Feast of the Ascension of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ.
• May 26, 2017 - Martyr Virgin Glyceria and with her the Martyr Laodicea, the prison guard.
• May 27, 2017 - Blessed Isidore, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Rostov wonderworker.
• May 28, 2017 - St. Pachomius the Great.
• May 28, 2017 - Saint Isaiah, Bishop of Rostov, wonderworker.
• May 28, 2017 - Blessed Tsarevich Dimitri, Uglich and Moscow (day of murder).
• May 29, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of St. Ephraim of Perekom, Novgorod wonderworker.
• May 30, 2017 - Apostle Andronicus and Saint Junia, his assistant.
• May 31, 2017 - Memory of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.

Church fasts in May 2017

• Multi-day fast in May 2017 - no.
• One-day posts - May 3, May 5, May 10, May 12, May 17, May 19, May 24, May 26, May 31.

Orthodox church holidays in June 2017

• June 1, 2017 - Venerable Cornelius, wonderworker of Komel.
• June 1, 2017 - Blessed Grand Duke Dimitry Donskoy.
• June 2, 2017 - Finding of the relics of St. Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, wonderworker.
• June 3, 2017 - Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (the festival was established in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of the Crimean Khan Makhmet-Girey in 1521).
• June 3, 2017 - Equal to the Apostles Tsar Constantine and his mother Queen Helen.
• June 3, 2017 - Blessed Prince Konstantin (Yaroslav) and his children Mikhail and Theodore, Murom miracle workers.
• June 3, 2017 - Trinity Parents' Saturday - Day of Remembrance of the Dead.
• June 4, 2017 - Holy Trinity Day. Pentecost.
• June 5, 2017 - Spiritual Day (Day of the Holy Spirit).
• June 5, 2017 - Finding of the relics of St. Leonty, Bishop of Rostov.
• June 6, 2017 - St. Simeon the Stylite on Divnaya Mountain.
• June 6, 2017 - St. Nikita, Stylite of Pereslavl.
• June 7, 2017 - The third discovery of the head of the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John.
• June 8, 2017 - Great Martyr George the New, who suffered from King Selim of Turkey.
• June 9, 2017 - Finding of the relics of St. Neil Stolobensky.
• June 10, 2017 - St. Ignatius, Bishop of Rostov.
• June 10, 2017 - Venerable Elena Diveevskaya.
• June 11, 2017 - Blessed John, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Ustyug.
• June 11, 2017 - All Saints Sunday, 1st week after Pentecost.
• June 12, 2017 - Beginning of Peter's Lent.
• June 13, 2017 - Apostle Hermas of the 70.
• June 13, 2017 - Martyr Hermias of Koman.
• June 14, 2017 - Venerable Dionysius, abbot of Glushitsky.
• June 14, 2017 - glorification of Righteous John of Kronstadt.
• June 15, 2017 - Great Martyr John the New, Sochava.
• June 16, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of the blessed Tsarevich Dimitri from Uglich to Moscow.
• June 17, 2017 - Venerable Methodius, abbot of Peshnoshsky.
• June 17, 2017 - St. Mitrophan, 1st Patriarch of Constantinople.
• June 18, 2017 - 2nd Sunday after Pentecost.
• June 18, 2017 - Blessed Prince Theodore Yaroslavich (brother of St. Alexander Nevsky), Novgorod.
• June 19, 2017 - Pimenovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
• June 20, 2017 - Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra.
• June 21, 2017 - Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates.
• June 22, 2017 - St. Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria.
• June 22, 2017 - St. Kirill, abbot of Beloezersky.
• June 23, 2017 - Cathedral of Ryazan Saints.
• June 23, 2017 - Cathedral of Siberian Saints.
• June 24, 2017 - Icons of the Mother of God “It Is Worthy to Exist.”
• June 26, 2017 - Martyrs of Aquilina.
• June 26, 2017 - St. Triphyllius, Bishop of Leukusia of Cyprus.
• June 27, 2017 - Prophet Elisha.
• June 27, 2017 - St. Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
• June 28, 2017 - St. Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, miracle worker.
• June 29, 2017 - St. Tikhon of Medyn, Kaluga.
• June 30, 2017 - Martyrs Manuel, Savel and Ismail of Persia.

Church fasts in June 2017

• Multi-day fast in June 2017 - Petrov fast. Starts June 12, 2017 and continues until July 11. This post can be classified as not too strict.
• One-day posts - June 2.

Orthodox church holidays in July 2017

• July 1, 2017 - Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
• July 2, 2017 - Apostle Jude, brother of the Lord.
• July 2, 2017 - St. John, the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco.
• July 2, 2017 - St. Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.
• July 3, 2017 - Holy Martyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara.
• July 3, 2017 - St. Mina, Bishop of Polotsk.
• July 4, 2017 - Martyr Julian of Tarsus.
• July 5, 2017 - Holy Martyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata.
• July 6, 2017 - Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.
• July 7, 2017 - Nativity of John the Baptist (Forerunner).
• July 8, 2017 is the holiday of Peter and Fevronia of Murom. Blessed Prince Peter, in monasticism David, and Prince Fevronia, in monasticism Euphrosyne, Murom miracle workers.
• July 9, 2017 - Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God.
• July 10, 2017 - Righteous John the Myrrh-Bearer.
• July 10, 2017 - Reverend Sampson the Stranger.
• July 11, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of the martyr. the unmercenary and miracle workers Cyrus and John.
• July 11, 2017 - St. Sergius and Herman, Valaam wonderworkers.
• July 12, 2017 is the Feast of Peter and Paul.
• July 13, 2017 - Council of the Glorious and All-Worth 12 Apostles.
• July 14, 2017 - Bessrerenikov Cosma and Damian, victims in Rome.
• July 15, 2017 - Position of the venerable robe of the Most Holy Theotokos in Blachernae.
• July 16, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, Wonderworker.
• July 17, 2017 - Memory of the Holy Royal Martyrs: Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II and those like him killed.
• July 18, 2017 - St. Athanasius of Athos.
• July 18, 2017 - Discovery of the honest relics of St. Sergius, abbot of Radonezh.
• July 19, 2017 - Cathedral of Radonezh Saints.
• July 20, 2017 - St. Thomas, Maleina.
• July 21, 2017 - Appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary (in the city of Kazan).
• July 21, 2017 - Great Martyr Procopius.
• July 22, 2017 - Hieromartyr Pankratius, Bishop of Tauromenia.
• July 23, 2017 — The position of the honorable robe of our Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow.
• July 23, 2017 — Venerable Anthony Kiev-Pechersk, chief of all Russian monks.
• July 24, 2017 - Remembrance of the miracle of the Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Valued, after which Orthodoxy was established.
• July 24, 2017 - Equal to the Apostles Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, in Holy Baptism of Helena.
• July 25, 2017 - Icons of the Mother of God of the Three Hands.
• July 26, 2017 - Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel.
• July 27, 2017 - Apostle Aquila.
• July 28, 2017 - Equal to the Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir.
• July 29, 2017 - Cathedral of Russian Wonderworkers.
• July 30, 2017 - Great Martyr Marina (Margarita).
• July 31, 2017 - Kaluga Icon of the Mother of God.

Church posts in July 2017

• Multi-day post in July 2017— Continuation of the Petrov Fast until July 11 (Petrov Fast. Starts on June 12, 2017 and continues until July 11). This post can be classified as not too strict.
• One-day posts— July 14, July 19, July 21, July 26, July 28.

Orthodox church holidays in August 2017

• August 1, 2017 - Finding of the relics of St. Seraphim, the Wonderworker of Sarov.
• August 2, 2017 is the day of the prophet Elijah.
• August 3, 2017 - Holy Martyr Peter the Presbyter.
• August 4, 2017 – Myrrh-Bearers Mary Equal to the Apostles Magdalene.
• August 5, 2017 - Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God.
• August 6, 2017 - Martyrs of Christ.
• August 6, 2017 - Blessed princes of Stratorpians Boris and Gleb, in Holy Baptism of Roman and David.
• August 7, 2017 - Assumption of rights. Anna, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• August 7, 2017 - St. Macarius of Zheltovodsk, Unzhensk.
• August 8, 2017 - Hieromartyr Hermolai, Hermippos and Hermocrates, priests of Nicomedia.
• August 9, 2017 - Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon.
• August 10, 2017 — Smolensk icon Mother of God, called Hodegetria (Guide).
• August 11, 2017 - Martyr Callinicus.
• August 12, 2017 - Martyr John the Warrior.
• August 13, 2017 - Hieromartyr Veniamin, Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdov, and those like him, the murdered holy martyrs Archimadrid Sergius and martyrs Yuri and John.
• August 13, 2017 - Forefeast of the Origin of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord.
• August 13, 2017 - Righteous Eudokim the Cappadocian.
• August 14, 2017 - Origin (destruction) of the honorable trees of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord.
• From August 14 to August 28, 2017, the Assumption Fast continues.
• August 15, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of the first martyr from Jerusalem to Constantinople. Archdeacon Stephen and the discovery of the relics of the righteous Nicodemus, Gamaliel and his son Aviv.
• August 15, 2017 — Blessed Basil, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, the Moscow miracle worker.
• August 16, 2017 - St. Anthony the Roman, Novgorod Wonderworker.
• August 17, 2017 - Seven Youths, also in Ephesus.
• August 18, 2017 - Forefeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
• August 19, 2017 - Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• August 20, 2017 - Finding of the relics of St. Mitrofan, Bishop of Voronezh.
• August 21, 2017 - St. Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus.
• August 22, 2017 - Apostle Matthias.
• August 23, 2017 - Blessed Lawrence, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Kaluga.
• August 24, 2017 - Martyr of Archdeacon Euplaus.
• August 25, 2017 - Martyrs Photius and Anicetas and many with them.
• August 26, 2017 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
• August 27, 2017 - Forefeast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• August 27, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of St. Theodosius of Pechersk.
• August 28, 2017 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• August 29, 2016 - Bread Savior, also called Nut Savior or Savior on canvas.
• August 29, 2017 - Transfer of the Image Not Made by Hands (Ubrus) of the Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople.
• August 30, 2017 - celebration of the icon of the Mother of God “Vsetsaritsa”“Vsetsaritsa”.
• August 31, 2017 - Martyrs Florus and Laurus.

Church fasts in August 2017

• Multi-day fast in August 2017 - Dormition Fast. The start of abstinence begins on August 14 and continues until August 27, 2017 - . A strict fast that begins with the celebration of the Honey Savior and continues until the bright feast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• One-day posts - August 2, August 4, August 9, August 11.

Orthodox church holidays in September 2017

• September 1, 2017 - Don Icon of the Mother of God.
• September 2, 2017 - Prophet Samuel.
• September 3, 2017 - St. Avramius, miracle worker of Smolensk.
• September 4, 2017 - Georgian Icon of the Mother of God.
• September 5, 2017 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• September 6, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of St. Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia.
• September 7, 2017 - Return of the relics of the Apostle Bartholomew.
• September 7, 2017 - Apostle of Crete.
• September 8, 2017 - Presentation of the Vladimir Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• September 9, 2017 - Venerable Pimen the Great.
• September 10, 2017 - Discovery of the relics of St. Job, abbot and wonderworker of Pochaev.
• September 11, 2017 - Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John.
• September 12, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of the blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky.
• September 12, 2017 - Finding of the relics of the blessed Prince Daniil of Moscow.
• September 13, 2017 - Position of the honorable belt of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• September 14, 2017 - Beginning of the indictment - church new year.
• September 15, 2017 - Venerable Anthony and Theodosius of Pechersk.
• September 16, 2017 - Blessed John Vlasaty, Rostov Wonderworker.
• September 17, 2017 - Finding of the relics of St. Joasaph, Bishop of Belgorod.
• September 18, 2017 - Prophet Zechariah and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of Saint John the Baptist.
• September 19, 2017 - Michael's Miracle - a memory of the miracle of the Archangel Michael, which happened in Chonekh (Colossae).
• September 20, 2017 - Forefeast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• September 20, 2017 - St. John, Archbishop of Novgorod.
• September 21, 2017 - Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• September 22, 2017 - Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• September 22, 2017 - Righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna.
• September 22, 2017 — St. Joseph, abbot of Volotsk, miracle worker.
• September 23, 2017 - Martyrs Minodora, Mitrodora and Nymphodora.
• September 24, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of St. Sergius and Herman, Valaam wonderworkers.
• September 24, 2017 - Venerable Silouan of Athos.
• September 25, 2017 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• September 26, 2017 - Commemoration of the renovation (consecration) of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem (Speaking Resurrection).
• September 27, 2017 - Exaltation of the Precious Cross of the Lord.
• September 28, 2017 - Great Martyr Nikita.
• September 29, 2017 - Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Honorable.
• September 30, 2017 - Martyrs of Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia.

Church fasts in September 2017

• Multi-day fast in September 2017 - there are no multi-day fasts in September.
• One-day posts - September 6, September 8, September 11, September 13, September 15, September 20, September 22, September 27, September 29.

Orthodox church holidays in October 2017

• October 1, 2017 - Molchenskaya, called the Healer, and the Old Russian Icon of the Mother of God.
• October 2, 2017 - Blessed Princes Theodore of Smolensk and his children David and Constantine, Yaroslavl miracle workers.
• October 3, 2017 - Great Martyrs Eustathius Placis, his wife Theopistia and their children Agapius and Theopist.
• October 3, 2017 - Martyrs and confessors of Michael, Prince of Chernigov, and his boyar Theodore, miracle workers.
• October 4, 2017 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord.
• October 5, 2017 - Cathedral of Tula Saints.
• October 6, 2017 - Conception of the honest, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John.
• October 7, 2017 - First Martyr of Equal-to-the-Apostles Thekla.
• October 8, 2017 - The repose of St. Sergius of Radonezh, wonderworker of all Russia.
• October 9, 2017 - The death of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
• October 9, 2017 - St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.
• October 10, 2017 - St. Savvaty of Solovetsky.
• October 10, 2017 - Holy Martyr Peter, Metropolitan of Krutitsky.
• October 11, 2017 - St. Chariton the Confessor.
• October 11, 2017 - Reverend Schemamonk Kirill and Schemanun Maria.
• October 12, 2017 - Venerable Kyriakos the hermit.
• October 13, 2017 - Hieromartyr Gregory Bishop, enlightener of Greater Armenia.
• October 13, 2017 - St. Gregory of Pelshem, Vologda miracle worker.
• October 13, 2017 - St. Michael, first Metropolitan of Kyiv.
• October 14, 2017 - Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• October 14, 2017 - St. Savva of Vishera, Novgorod.
• October 15, 2017 - Holy Martyr Cyprian, Martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctistus.
• October 16, 2017 - Hieromartyrs Dionysius the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens, Rusticus the Presbyter and Eleutherius the Deacon.
• October 17, 2017 - Finding of the relics of Saints Guria, Archbishop of Kazan, and Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver.
• October 18, 2017 - Saints Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes and Tikhon, Wonderworkers of Moscow and All Russia.
• October 19, 2017 - St. Thomas the Apostle.
• October 20, 2017 - Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus.
• October 21, 2017 - Venerable Pelagia.
• October 22, 2017 - Apostle James Alfeev.
• October 23, 2017 - St. Ambrose, Elder of Optina and wonderworker of all Russia.
• October 24, 2017 - Cathedral of the Reverend Elders of Optina.
• October 25, 2017 - Martyrs Provos, Tarakh and Andronikos.
• October 26, 2017 - Iveron Icon of the Mother of God.
• October 27, 2017 - Venerable Paraskeva of Serbia.
• October 29, 2017 - Martyr Longinus the Centurion, likewise at the Cross of the Lord.
• October 30, 2017 is the day of Cosmas and Damian, the unmercenary martyrs of Arabia.
• October 31, 2017 - Apostle and Evangelist Luke.

Church posts in October 2017

• Multi-day fast in October 2017 - there are no multi-day fasts in October.
• One-day posts - October 4, October 6, October 11, October 13, October 18, October 20, October 25, October 27.

Orthodox church holidays in November 2017

• November 1, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of St. John of Rila.
• November 1, 2017 - Holy Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt.
• November 2, 2017 - Great Martyr Artemy.
• November 3, 2017 - Venerable Hilarion the Great.
• November 3, 2017 - Transfer of the relics of St. Hilarion, Bishop of Meglin.
• November 4, 2017 - Dimitrievskaya (Parents') Saturday. Remembrance of the departed.
• November 4, 2017 - Celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.
• November 5, 2017 - Apostle James, brother of the Lord according to the flesh.
• November 5, 2017 - Blessed Jacob of Borovichi, Novgorod Wonderworker (transfer of relics).
• November 6, 2017 - Icons of the Mother of God “Joy to All Who Sorrow.”
• November 7, 2017 - Martyrs Marcian and Martyrios, notaries of Constantinople.
• November 8, 2017 - Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica.
• November 9, 2017 - St. Nestor the Chronicler, Pechersk, in the Near Caves.
• November 10, 2017 - Martyr Paraskeva, named Friday.
• November 10, 2017 - St. Arseniy I, Archbishop of Serbia.
• November 10, 2017 - Venerable Job, Abbot of Pochaev.
• November 10, 2017 - St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov.
• November 11, 2017 - St. Avramius, Archimadrite of Rostov.
• November 12, 2017 - Ozeryansk Icon of the Mother of God.
• November 13, 2017 - Martyr Epimachus of Alexandria.
• November 14, 2017 - Unmercenary and miracle workers Cosmas and Damian of Asia and their mother, Reverend Theodotia.
• November 15, 2017 - Shuya-Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God.
• November 16, 2017 - Martyrs Akepsim the bishop, Joseph the presbyter and Aifal the deacon.
• November 17, 2017 - Venerable Ioannikis the Great.
• November 18, 2017 - St. Jonah, Archbishop of Novgorod.
• November 19, 2017 - St. Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople, confessor.
• November 19, 2017 - Repose of St. Varlaam of Khutyn.
• November 20, 2017 - Venerable Lazarus of Galicia.
• November 21, 2017 - Council of the Archangel Michael and other ethereal Heavenly Powers.
• November 22, 2017 - Icon of the Mother of God, called “Quick to Hear.”
• November 23, 2017 - Apostles Erastus, Olympus, Rodion, Sosipatra, Quarta (Quarta) and Tertius.
• November 24, 2017 - Blessed Maxim, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Moscow wonderworker.
• November 25, 2017 - St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria.
• November 26, 2017 - St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople.
• November 27, 2017 - Preparation for the Nativity (Filippov) fast (meat fast).
• November 27, 2017 - Apostle Philip.
• November 28, 2017 — Beginning of the Nativity Fast.
• November 28, 2017 - Martyrs and confessors of Guria, Samon and Aviv.
• November 29, 2017 - Apostle and Evangelist Matthew.
• November 30, 2017 - St. Gregory the Wonderworker.
• November 30, 2017 - St. Nikon, abbot of Radonezh, disciple of St. Sergius.

Church fasts in November 2017

• Multi-day fast in November 2017 - Christmas fast. In 2017, this fast will begin on November 28 and will continue until January 6, 2018.
• One-day posts - November 1, November 3, November 8, November 10, November 15, November 17, November 22, November 24.

Orthodox church holidays in December 2017

Great Lent is one of the most important events in the Orthodox Church. church calendar. It is called upon to spiritually prepare a person to meet the most happy holiday, Easter.

Any fast is a time of strict abstinence. The clergy identify 5 things that must be given up during Lent. It is not only fatty and animal foods, but also entertainment that makes us slaves to television and the Internet. These are also bad habits that destroy our soul and body. During Lent, the inner world is cleansed, so the body should be dealt with last.

The essence of Lent

Some historical sources claim that the first beginnings of Great Lent were during the lifetime of the apostles, who prayed to the Lord for 40 days in honor of the miraculous Resurrection of the Lord. They, like no one else, knew what Jesus Christ felt and experienced, who was praying at that time in the desert, being a hermit. It took him 40 days and nights.

The form that the post has now, it acquired relatively recently. For about two hundred years in Orthodoxy, fasting has been observed according to approximately the same rules that exist now. Its goal is to increase spirituality, get rid of vices and draw closer to God. Many people mistakenly believe that with a strict diet they fulfill all the laws of God, but this item has the lowest priority on the list of things to do for Lent. In general, first comes the preparation in the post itself. For this there are 4 weeks or, as they are called, weeks:

• First week: week about Zacchaeus;
• Second week: about the Publican and the Pharisee;
• Third week: about the prodigal son;
• Fourth week: about the Last Judgment.

Every week is dedicated to something very important. The first three shed light on the sins of humanity, from which there is no escape. The last week reminds us that the moment will come when everyone will answer for their actions before God at the Last Judgment, which will take place at the end of time. Its details and background are described in the book of the Apocalypse.

From the first day of Lent to the last day of Holy Week, people must forget all the bad and open their hearts to the good. Help your loved ones, do not quarrel with them and do not commit any evil. Pray often and, finally, follow strict dietary rules.

Each week of Lent is filled with a unique meaning:

• in the first week they pray for all who died for their faith in Christ and for all living Christians;
• in the second week they remember the theologian Gregory Palamas;
• on the third week they worship the cross as a symbol of faith;
• fourth week - prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos;
• the fifth week is dedicated to Mary of Egypt;
• sixth - the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem;
• The seventh week is called passionate week, since it was at the end of this week that the most terrible events took place - the betrayal of Judas, the crucifixion.

Lent in 2017

Lent begins every year at different time. Lent will begin in 2017 February 27. It will last until April 15.

During these days, do not forget to go to confession and communion in order to celebrate Easter with a pure soul. Get rid of bad habits and from what makes you less spiritual. Do good and thank God for every day of this time. Many people think that Lent is a time of sorrow, but this is not entirely true. From February 27th there is no need to be depressed and sad, because despondency is a sin. Enjoy life and every moment of it, without doing harm to anyone, then everything will be fine.

You should also prepare for February 27, constantly thinking about what you will do during Lent. You can find some time to visit a special holy place. This will allow you to change your surroundings, gain strength, and relax. Physical and mental rest during Lent is always good. This is a great time to go on vacation. The only thing that can force you to reschedule your vacation is a restriction on entertainment activities. This doesn't mean you have to be in a sad mood. You just have to avoid parties and drinking alcohol, but everyone can have a good rest without it.

For this is a time of repentance and preparation for the holiday, which can safely be called a symbol of Christianity. The approach of Easter should be a salvation, a miracle for you. Try to survive hardships to find great joy in 2017. Good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and

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