Discover the Liturgical Calendar
Date | Event |
January 6 | Christmas and Epiphany |
January 7 | Second Day of Nativity |
January 8 | Third Day of Nativity |
January 9 | Fourth Day of Nativity |
January 10 | Fifth Day of Nativity |
January 12 | Seventh Day of Nativity |
January 13 | Eighth Day of Nativity—Naming of our Lord Jesus Christ |
January 14 | Birth of St. John the Forerunner |
January 15 | Fast |
January 16 | Sts. Peter the Patriarch, Bishop Blaise and Deacon Absolom |
January 17 | Fast |
January 18 | St. Anthony, and the Hermits Tryphon, Barsama, and Onouphrius |
January 19 | First Sunday after Nativity |
January 20 | Sts. Theodosius the King and the Holy Children of Ephesus |
January 21 | Giragos and his mother Julita, and the Martyrs Gordius, Polyeuctus, and Grigoris |
January 22 | Fast |
January 23 | St. Vahan of Koghtûn, and Eugenia the Virgin, and her Father Philip and Mother Claudia, and her Brothers Sergius and Apito, and the two Eunuchs |
January 24 | Fast |
January 25 | Sts. Athanasius and Cyril |
January 26 | Second Sunday after Nativity |
January 27 | Sts. Eugenius, Macarius, Valerius, Canditus and Aquila |
January 28 | Sts. Andrew the Commander and his Soldiers, and Callinicus and Diometes the Martyrs |
January 29 | Fast |
January 30 | Sts. Andrian and his wife Natalia, and Theodorus and Eleutherius the Martyrs |
January 31 | Fast |
February 1 | St. Gregory the Theologian |
February 2 | Third Sunday after Nativity |
Date | Event |
February 3 | The Holy Maccabees — Eleazar the Priest, Solomonia, and his seven sons |
February 4 | The Twelve Holy Prophets: Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Jonah, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi |
February 5 | Fast |
February 6 | Sts. Sophia and her three daughters — Pistis, Elpis, and Agapi |
February 7 | Fast |
February 8 | Sons and grandsons of St. Gregory our Illuminator: Sts. Aristakes, Vrtanes, Housik, Grigoris, and Daniel |
February 9 | Fourth Sunday after Nativity (Eve of the Fast of the Catechumens) |
February 10 | No Readings |
February 11 | No Readings |
February 12 | No Readings |
February 13 | Remembrance of the Prophet Jonah |
February 14 | Presentation of the Lord |
February 15 | Sts. Sarkis the Captain and his son Mardiros and his 14 soldiers |
February 16 | Fifth Sunday after Nativity |
February 17 | Sts. Adom and Generals, and Sts. Mark the Bishop, Plonius the Priest, Cyril and Benjamin the Deacons, and Martyrs Abdelmasih, Ormisdan, and Sayen |
February 18 | Sts. Sookias and Martyrs |
February 19 | Fast |
February 20 | Sts. Voski and Priests |
February 21 | Fast |
February 22 | St. Sahag Bartev |
February 23 | Sixth Sunday after Nativity (Isaiah 63:18-64:12; Titus 1:1-11; John 7:37-52) |
February 24 | Sts. Mark the Bishop, Plonius the Priest, Cyril and Benjamin the Deacons, and Martyrs Abdelmasih, Ormisdan, and Sayen |
February 25 | Sts. Ghevontiank |
February 26 | Fast |
February 27 | Sts. Vartanank |
February 28 | Fast |
March 1 | Holy Fathers of the Council of Constantinople |
March 2 | Poon Paregentan |
Date | Event |
March 2 | Poon Paregentan |
March 3 | First day of Lent |
March 8 | St. Theodore the Warrior |
March 9 | Second Sunday of Great Lent — Expulsion |
March 15 | St. Cyril of Jerusalem |
March 16 | Third Sunday of Great Lent — The Prodigal Son |
March 22 | St. John of Jerusalem, Otsoon. John of Vorodan and Gregory of Datev |
March 23 | Fourth Sunday of Great Lent — The Steward |
March 26 | Median Day of Great Lent |
March 29 | Forty Martyrs of Sebastia (Karasoon Manoog) |
March 30 | Fifth Sunday of Great Lent — The Judge |
April 5 | St. Gregory the Illuminator — His Passion and Descent into the Pit |
April 6 | Sixth Sunday of Great Lent — Advent |
April 7 | Annunciation of the Holy Mother of God |
April 12 | Remembrance of Christ’s Raising Lazarus |
Date | Event |
April 13 | Palm Sunday |
April 14 | Great Monday |
April 15 | Great Tuesday |
April 16 | Great Wednesday |
April 17 | Great Thursday |
April 18 | Great Friday |
April 19 | Great Saturday |
April 20 | Easter |
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April 24 | Commemoration of the Holy Martyrs of 1915 |
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April 26 | Beheading of St. John the Baptist |
April 27 | New Sunday |
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May 4 | Green Sunday |
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May 11 | Red Sunday |
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May 18 | Apparition of the Holy Cross |
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May 25 | Sixth Sunday of Easter |
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May 29 | Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ |
May 30 | Fast |
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June 1 | Second Palm Sunday |
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June 4 | Fast |
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June 6 | Fast |
June 7 |
Date | Event |
June 8 | Pentecost (Eve of the Fast of Elijah) Monday - Friday |
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June 15 | First Sunday after Pentecost |
June 16 | Sts. Hripsimiank |
June 17 | Sts. Kayaniank |
June 18 | Fast |
June 19 | St. John the Baptist and Athenogenes the Bishop |
June 20 | Fast |
June 21 | St. Gregory the Illuminator — Deliverance from the Pit |
June 22 | Second Sunday after Pentecost — Feast of Holy Echmiadzin |
June 23 | The Holy Children of Bethlehem, Acacius the Martyr, Mucius the Priest, and Codratus the Soldier |
June 24 | Sts. Nooneh and Maneh the Virgins |
June 25 | Fast |
June 26 | Sts. Sahag and Hovsep the Princes and Sts. Sarkis and Pacchus the Martyrs |
June 27 | Fast |
June 28 | St. Nerses the Great and Bishop Khat |
June 29 | Third Sunday after Pentecost (Eve of the Fast of our Holy Father St. Gregory the Illuminator) … weeklong fast (M-F) |
June 30 | St. Epiphanius of Cyprus and St. Babylas the Patriarch, and his three disciples |
July 1 | Sts. Constantine the King and his mother Helen |
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July 3 | Sts. Theodotus of Galatia, and Thalelaeus the Physician, and the Seven Virgins who were martyred at Ancyra |
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July 5 | Discovery of the Relics of St. Gregory the Illuminator |
July 6 | Fourth Sunday after Pentecost |
July 7 | Holy Martyrs Antonius, Theophilus, Anectus, and Photinus |
July 8 | Sts. Daniel the prophet and the three young men — Setrak, Misak, and Apetnakov |
July 9 | Fast |
July 10 | Our Holy Translators Sts. Sahag and Mesrob |
July 11 | Fast |
July 12 | Sts. Tiridates (Drtad) the King, Queen Ashkhen, and Khosrovitookhd |
July 13 | Fifth Sunday after Pentecost — Feast of the Discovery of the Box of the Theotokos |
July 14 | Sts. Callistratus and the 49 Martyrs, and Lucian the Priest |
July 15 | Prophet Zechariah |
July 16 | Fast |
July 17 | Prophet Elisha |
July 18 | Fast |
July 19 | The 12 Holy Apostles of Christ and St. Paul the 13th Apostle |
July 20 | Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Eve of the Fast of Transfiguration) … weeklong fast (M-F) |
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July 26 | Commemoration of the Old Ark and the Feast of the New One — the Holy Church |
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July 30 | Fast |
July 31 | Prophet Isaiah |
August 1 | Fast |
August 2 | The Holy Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) and St. Santookhd the Virgin |
August 3 | Second Sunday of Transfiguration |
August 4 | Sts. Cyprian (Gibryanos) and the 45 Martyrs, and the Virgins Justinia, Euphemia, and Christina |
August 5 | Sts. Athenogenes the Bishop, and the 10 Disciples, and the Five Martyrs |
August 6 | Fast |
August 7 | The Holy Forefathers: Adam, Abel, Seth, Enosh, Enoch, Noah, Melchizedek, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Eleazar, Joshua, Samuel, Samson, Jephthah, Barak, Gidon, and others |
August 8 | Fast |
August 9 | The 200 Fathers of the Holy Council of Ephesus (431 AD) |
August 10 | Sixth Sunday of Transfiguration (Eve of the Fast of the Assumption) … weeklong fast (M-F) |
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August 16 | Feast of Etchmiadzin |
Date | Event |
August 17 | Assumption of the Holy Mother of God |
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August 24 | First Sunday after the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God |
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August 26 | Sts. Joachim and Anna – parents of the Holy Mother of God – and the oil bearing women |
August 27 | Fast |
August 28 | Prophet Jeremiah |
August 29 | Fast |
August 30 | Holy Apostles Thomas, James, and Simon |
August 31 | Second Sunday after the Assumption — Feast of the Discovery of the Belt of the Holy Theotokos |
September 1 | Sts. Stepanos Oolnya, and the Martyrs Koharinos, Radigos, Dzamitos, Dookigos |
September 2 | The Holy Prophets Ezekiel, Ezra, and Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist |
September 3 | Fast |
September 4 | Sts. John the Baptist and Job the Righteous |
September 5 | Fast |
September 6 | Fathers of the Council of Nicea |
September 7 | Third Sunday after the Assumption (Eve of the Fast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross) … weeklong fast (M-F) |
September 8 | Birth of the Holy Virgin Mary Mother of God |
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September 13 | Navagadik |
Date | Event |
September 14 | Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
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September 17 | Fast |
September 18 | |
September 19 | Fast |
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September 21 | Second Sunday of the Exaltation (Eve of the Fast of the Holy Cross of Varak) … weeklong fast (M-F) |
September 22 | Sts. Mamas, Philomenos, and Simeon the Stylite |
September 23 | The Holy Virgins Febronia, Marina, and St. Shooshan, the daughter of Vartan the Great |
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September 25 | The Holy Fathers Barlaam, Anthimus, and Irenaeus |
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September 27 | Sts. George (Kevork) the Warrior, Adauctus, and Romanos the Melodist |
September 28 | Third Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross — Feast of the Holy Cross of Varak |
September 29 | Sts. David of Tvin, and the Martyrs Lambeos and Lambeas |
September 30 | Eustathius and his wife Theophistia and their two sons, the Virgins Iermonia and Catherine |
October 1 | Fast |
October 2 | Sts. Sahag and Hamazasb the Princes |
October 3 | Fast |
October 4 | The 72 Holy Disciples of Christ |
October 5 | Fourth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
October 6 | Sts. Phocas the Patriarch and Irenaeus of Lyons, follower of the Apostles |
October 7 | The Holy Virgins Thekla, Barbara, and Pelagia |
October 8 | Fast |
October 9 | Sts. Pantaleon the Physician, Hermolaus the Priest, and Eupraxia the Virgin |
October 10 | Fast |
October 11 | The Holy Translators — Mesrob, Yeghishe, Moses (Movses) the Poet, David (Tavit) the Philosopher, Gregory of Nareg, Nerses of Kla (grace-filled) |
October 12 | Fifth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
October 13 | Discovery of the Relics of Saint Gregory Catholicos of the Alans, and the Holy Fathers Sts. Tatool, Varos, Thomas, Anthony, Kronites the Hermits and the seven Khodajarags who were martyred at the Monastery of the Nine Springs |
October 14 | The Holy Apostles Ananias, Matthias, Barnabas, Philip, John, Silas and Silvanus |
October 15 | Fast |
October 16 | St. Dionysius the Areopagite and the Holy Apostles Timothy and Titus |
October 17 | Fast |
October 18 | The Holy Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John |
October 19 | Sixth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
October 20 | Sts. Joseph, Longinus the centurion, Joseph of Arimathea, Lazarus, Martha and Mary |
October 21 | Sts. Theodoret the Priest, Zenon the Soldier, Marcarius, Eudoxius and Romulus |
October 22 | Fast |
October 23 | Sts. Kharityants, the Martyrs Artemius and Christopher, and the two women Niceta and Aquilina |
October 24 | Fast |
October 25 | The Twelve Holy Teachers (Doctors) of the Church: Hierotheus of Athens, Dionysius the Areopagite, Sylvester of Rome, Athanasius of Alexandria, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ephraim the Syrian, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory the Theologian, Epiphanius of Cyprus, John Chrysostom, and Cyril of Alexandria |
October 26 | Seventh Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross — Discovery of the Holy Cross |
October 27 | Sts. Anastasius the Priest, Varus, Theodota and her sons, and those who were martyred with her |
October 28 | Huperichians who were martyred at Somosata, and Sts. Severianus of Sebastia, Babylas the Elders and his 84 disciples |
October 29 | Fast |
October 30 | St. John Chrysostom (Vosgeperan) |
October 31 | Fast |
November 1 | All Saints — old and new, known and unknown (Wisdom 3:1-8; Isaiah 33:5-8; Hebrews 11:32-12:2; Luke 12:4-9) |
November 2 | Eighth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
November 3 | Sts. Stephen Patriarch of Rome, and the Priests, and the Deacons, and the faithful |
November 4 | Sts. Aquiphsimeus the Bishop, Joseph the Priest, Ayethalus the Deacon, and Plato the Martyr |
November 5 | Fast |
November 6 | Sts. Metrophanes and Alexander, patriarchs, and Paul the Confessor, and the scribes Marcian and Marturius |
November 7 | Fast |
November 8 | The Holy Archangels Gabriel and Michael and all the Heavenly Hosts |
November 9 | Ninth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
November 10 | Meletius Bishop of Antioch, and Minas the Egyptian, and the other Meletius, and Buras the Priest, and Sennen the Deacon |
November 11 | Demetrius the Martyr and Basil the Priest |
November 12 | Fast |
November 13 | Gurias, Samonas, Abibas the Deacon, Romanus the monk, the confessing youth, and Hesychius the soldier |
November 14 | Fast |
November 15 | The Holy Apostles Andrew and Philip |
November 16 | Tenth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Eve of the Fast of Advent) |
Date | Event |
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November 21 | Presentation of the Holy Mother of God |
November 22 | Sts. Gregory the Wonder-workers, St. Nicholas, and Myron the Bishop |
November 23 | First Sunday of Advent |
November 24 | The Holy Virgins Juliana and Basilla |
November 25 | Sts. Lucian the Priest, Tarachus, Probus, Andronicus, and Onesimus and the other Disciples of Paul |
November 26 | Fast |
November 27 | Sts. Clement the Patriarch and Bagarat the Bishop of Taormina |
November 28 | Fast |
November 29 | The Holy Apostles and our First Illuminators Thaddeus and Bartholomew |
November 30 | Second Sunday of Advent |
December 1 | Sts. Gennaro the Bishop and Mercurius the Warrior, and Sts. Hagovig and Themistocles |
December 2 | Sts. Cornelius the Centurion, Simeon the relative of Christ, Bishop Polycarp of Smyrna, and the Martyrs who perished in the East |
December 3 | Fast |
December 4 | Paulus, Paul, Magar, Evagrius, John (Kpetsi), John the Short, Nilus, Arsenius, Siseos, Daniel, Serapion, Macarius, Poeman, and the other Holy Fathers of Egypt |
December 5 | Fast |
December 6 | St. Nicholas of Smyrna the Wonder-workers |
December 7 | Third Sunday of Advent (Eve of the fast of St. Hagop) … weeklong fast (M-F) |
December 8 | Sts. Minas, Hermogenes, Eugraphius, and John and Alexis who sworn to poverty |
December 9 | Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary |
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December 11 | Sts. Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugenius, Orestes, and Martyrius |
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December 13 | St. James of Nisibis (Hagop Medzpnatsi), Marouke the Hermit and Melitus the Bishop |
December 14 | Fourth Sunday of Advent |
December 15 | The Holy Fathers Sts. Ignatius, and Addai, and Maruthas the Bishop |
December 16 | Sts. Theopompas the Bishop, Theonas the Martyr, and the four Soldiers—Basus, Eusebe, Autyche, Basilides |
December 17 | Fast |
December 18 | Holy Virgins Indus and Domna, Clericus the Elder and the 20,000 Martyrs of the Church of Nicomedia who were burned by fire |
December 19 | Fast |
December 20 | King Apgar |
December 21 | Fifth Sunday of Advent |
December 22 | Sts. Abraham and Khoren, and the Unmercenary Physicians Sts. Cosmas and Damian, and Asdvadzadoor the Martyr |
December 23 | St. David the Prophet and Holy Apostle James |
December 24 | Fast |
December 25 | St. Stephen the Proto-Deacon and the First Martyr |
December 26 | Fast |
December 27 | The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul |
December 28 | Sixth Sunday of Advent |
December 29 | The Holy Apostle James and John the Evangelist, Sons of Thunder (Eve of the Fast of the Nativity) |