April 2022
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Friday Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria 19 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 2 Saturday Saturday of the 4th week of Great Lent. Commemoration of the departed 20 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 3 Sunday St James the Confessor, Bishop 21 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 4 Monday Hieromartyr Basil, Presbyter of Ancyra 22 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Tuesday Monk-martyr Nicon and his 199 disciples 23 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 6 Wednesday St Zacharias the Monk 24 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 7 Thursday Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos 25 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 8 Friday Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel 26 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 9 Saturday Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica 27 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 10 Sunday St Hilarion the New; St Stephen the Wonderworker 28 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 11 Monday Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, and Cyril the Deacon 29 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 12 Tuesday St John Climacus (of the Ladder) 30 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 13 Wednesday Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra; St Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow 31 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 14 Thursday St Mary of Egypt 1 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 15 Friday St Titus the Wonderworker 2 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 16 Saturday St Nicetas the Confessor 3 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 17 Sunday Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday 4 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 18 Monday Great and Holy Monday 5 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 19 Tuesday St Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople; Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius, Archbishop of Moravia 6 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 20 Wednesday Great and Holy Wednesday 7 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 21 Thursday Great and Holy Thursday. The Mystical Supper 8 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 22 Friday Great and Holy Friday. The Holy and Saving Passion 9 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 23 Saturday Great and Holy Saturday 10 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 24 Sunday Pascha. The Bright Resurrection of Christ 11 April (Old Style)
- 25 Monday Bright Monday 12 April (Old Style)
- 26 Tuesday Bright Tuesday. Iveron Icon of the Theotokos 13 April (Old Style)
- 27 Wednesday St Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome 14 April (Old Style)
- 28 Thursday Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus 15 April (Old Style)
- 29 Friday Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia 16 April (Old Style)
- 30 Saturday Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop of Persia; St Zosimas of Solovki 17 April (Old Style)
2022
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekFebruary 28 – March 6
- Great LentMarch 7 – April 15
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 16 – April 17
- Holy WeekApril 18 – April 23
- Apostles' FastJune 20 – July 11
- Dormition FastAugust 14 – August 27
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.