Orthodox Calendar Today: Saints, Feasts & Fasting

An introduction to the world's oldest continuous Christian communion.

The complete 2027 liturgical year: Pascha, the twelve great feasts and every fast day.

The four great fasts and every fast day for 2026 & 2027: dates, rules, and what you can eat.

When Pascha falls in 2027, why it differs from Western Easter, and the Great Fast before it.

Pascha across the years — dates, the paschalion, and why it differs from Western Easter.

August 1–14: daily fasting rules, allowed foods, and the Paraklesis services.

The canon of supplication to the Theotokos — Small and Great Paraklesis explained.

The full Orthodox Symbol of Faith, and why the filioque is not confessed in the East.

The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek tradition of Orthodoxy.

History, calendar, and life of the largest Orthodox Church.

The three-barred cross and the meaning behind each of its beams.

US jurisdictions, your first Divine Liturgy, and what to expect as a visitor.

The rising Orthodox Christian queries on Google — feasts, saints, jurisdictions, prayers.

A searchable directory of Orthodox parishes in every US state.

Orthodox parishes across every Canadian province and territory.

Orthodox parishes across every Australian state and territory.