Stationary Feasts
There are eight great feasts in honour of our Lord and four great feasts in honour of His Mother. While Church tradition emphasizes the importance of these feast days, there are 6 obligatory holy days in addition to Sundays. These are:
Nativity of Our Lord - Christmas Day - December 25
Theophany of Our Lord - January 6
Annunciation - March 25
Ascension of Our Lord - 40 days after Pascha (Easter)
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul - June 29
Dormition of the Mother of God - August 15
* Signifies a Holy Day of Obligation beyond Sundays
The Great Feasts are designated in bold.
September 8 – Nativity of the Mother of God
September 14 – Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross
October 1 – Protection of the Mother of God (Pokrov)
November 21 – Presentation of the Mother of God
December 6 – Feast of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
December 9 – Conception of St. Anne (Immaculate Conception)
* December 25 – Nativity of Our Lord
* January 6 – Theophany of Our Lord
February 2 – Encounter of Our Lord
June 24 – Nativity of St. John the Baptist
* June 29 – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
