May 2024
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Wednesday Great and Holy Wednesday 18 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 2 Thursday Great and Holy Thursday. The Mystical Supper 19 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 3 Friday Great and Holy Friday. The Holy and Saving Passion 20 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 4 Saturday Great and Holy Saturday 21 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Sunday Pascha. The Bright Resurrection of Christ 22 April (Old Style)
- 6 Monday Holy Great-martyr George the Trophy-bearer 23 April (Old Style)
- 7 Tuesday Bright Tuesday. Iveron Icon of the Theotokos 24 April (Old Style)
- 8 Wednesday Apostle and Evangelist Mark 25 April (Old Style)
- 9 Thursday Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasea; St Stephen, Bishop of Great Perm 26 April (Old Style)
- 10 Friday Hieromartyr Simeon, kinsman of the Lord 27 April (Old Style)
- 11 Saturday Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy 28 April (Old Style)
- 12 Sunday The Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus 29 April (Old Style)
- 13 Monday Apostle James son of Zebedee; St Ignatius Brianchaninov 30 April (Old Style)
- 14 Tuesday Prophet Jeremiah; St Paphnutius of Borovsk 1 May (Old Style)
- 15 Wednesday St Athanasius the Great; Translation of the relics of Sts Boris and Gleb 2 May (Old Style) · fast day
- 16 Thursday Martyrs Timothy and Maura; St Theodosius of the Kiev Caves 3 May (Old Style)
- 17 Friday Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus 4 May (Old Style) · fast day
- 18 Saturday Great-martyr Irene 5 May (Old Style)
- 19 Sunday Righteous Job the Long-suffering 6 May (Old Style)
- 20 Monday Apparition of the Cross in the sky over Jerusalem (351); Martyr Acacius 7 May (Old Style)
- 21 Tuesday Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian; St Arsenius the Great 8 May (Old Style)
- 22 Wednesday Translation of the relics of St Nicholas from Myra to Bari 9 May (Old Style) · fast day
- 23 Thursday Apostle Simon the Zealot 10 May (Old Style)
- 24 Friday Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, Teachers of the Slavs 11 May (Old Style) · fast day
- 25 Saturday Sts Epiphanius of Cyprus and Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople 12 May (Old Style)
- 26 Sunday Martyr Glyceria 13 May (Old Style)
- 27 Monday Martyr Isidore of Chios; Blessed Isidore the Fool-for-Christ of Rostov 14 May (Old Style)
- 28 Tuesday St Pachomius the Great; Right-believing Tsarevich Dimitry of Uglich 15 May (Old Style)
- 29 Wednesday St Theodore the Sanctified; St Ephrem of Perekom 16 May (Old Style) · fast day
- 30 Thursday Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and St Junia 17 May (Old Style)
- 31 Friday Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra and the Seven Virgins 18 May (Old Style) · fast day
2024
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekMarch 11 – March 17
- Great LentMarch 18 – April 26
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 27 – April 28
- Holy WeekApril 29 – May 4
- Apostles' FastJuly 1 – 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.