April 2025
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Tuesday Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria 19 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 2 Wednesday Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas 20 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 3 Thursday St James the Confessor, Bishop 21 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 4 Friday Hieromartyr Basil, Presbyter of Ancyra 22 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Saturday Monk-martyr Nicon and his 199 disciples 23 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 6 Sunday St Zacharias the Monk 24 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 7 Monday Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos 25 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 8 Tuesday Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel 26 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 9 Wednesday Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica 27 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 10 Thursday St Hilarion the New; St Stephen the Wonderworker 28 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 11 Friday Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, and Cyril the Deacon 29 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 12 Saturday St John Climacus (of the Ladder) 30 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 13 Sunday Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday 31 March (Old Style) · fast day
- 14 Monday Great and Holy Monday 1 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 15 Tuesday Great and Holy Tuesday 2 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 16 Wednesday Great and Holy Wednesday 3 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 17 Thursday Great and Holy Thursday. The Mystical Supper 4 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 18 Friday Great and Holy Friday. The Holy and Saving Passion 5 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 19 Saturday St Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople; Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius, Archbishop of Moravia 6 April (Old Style) · fast day
- 20 Sunday Pascha. The Bright Resurrection of Christ 7 April (Old Style)
- 21 Monday Bright Monday 8 April (Old Style)
- 22 Tuesday Bright Tuesday. Iveron Icon of the Theotokos 9 April (Old Style)
- 23 Wednesday Martyrs Terence, Pompeius and those with them 10 April (Old Style)
- 24 Thursday Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum 11 April (Old Style)
- 25 Friday St Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium 12 April (Old Style)
- 26 Saturday Hieromartyr Artemon 13 April (Old Style)
- 27 Sunday St Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome 14 April (Old Style)
- 28 Monday Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus 15 April (Old Style)
- 29 Tuesday Radonitsa. Paschal commemoration of the departed 16 April (Old Style)
- 30 Wednesday Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop of Persia; St Zosimas of Solovki 17 April (Old Style) · fast day
2025
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekFebruary 24 – March 2
- Great LentMarch 3 – April 11
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 12 – April 13
- Holy WeekApril 14 – April 19
- Apostles' FastJune 16 – 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.