March 2024
New Calendar (Revised Julian)
- 1 Friday Week of the Publican and the Pharisee (fast-free) 1 March (Revised Julian)
- 2 Saturday Week of the Publican and the Pharisee (fast-free) 2 March (Revised Julian)
- 3 Sunday Sunday of the Prodigal Son 3 March (Revised Julian)
- 4 Monday Meatfare Week 4 March (Revised Julian)
- 5 Tuesday Meatfare Week 5 March (Revised Julian)
- 6 Wednesday Meatfare Week 6 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 7 Thursday Meatfare Week 7 March (Revised Julian)
- 8 Friday Meatfare Week 8 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 9 Saturday Universal Memorial Saturday (Meatfare Saturday) 9 March (Revised Julian)
- 10 Sunday Meatfare Sunday (Sunday of the Last Judgment) 10 March (Revised Julian)
- 11 Monday Cheesefare Week 11 March (Revised Julian)
- 12 Tuesday Cheesefare Week 12 March (Revised Julian)
- 13 Wednesday Cheesefare Week 13 March (Revised Julian)
- 14 Thursday Cheesefare Week 14 March (Revised Julian)
- 15 Friday Cheesefare Week 15 March (Revised Julian)
- 16 Saturday Cheesefare Week 16 March (Revised Julian)
- 17 Sunday Cheesefare Sunday. Forgiveness Sunday 17 March (Revised Julian)
- 18 Monday 1st week of Great Lent 18 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 19 Tuesday 1st week of Great Lent 19 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 20 Wednesday 1st week of Great Lent 20 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 21 Thursday 1st week of Great Lent 21 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 22 Friday 1st week of Great Lent 22 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 23 Saturday 1st week of Great Lent 23 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 24 Sunday First Sunday of Great Lent. Triumph of Orthodoxy 24 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 25 Monday Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos 25 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 26 Tuesday 2nd week of Great Lent 26 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 27 Wednesday 2nd week of Great Lent 27 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 28 Thursday 2nd week of Great Lent 28 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 29 Friday 2nd week of Great Lent 29 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 30 Saturday Saturday of the 2nd week of Great Lent. Commemoration of the departed 30 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
- 31 Sunday Second Sunday of Great Lent. St Gregory Palamas 31 March (Revised Julian) · fast day
2024
Fasts this year
- Cheesefare WeekMarch 11 – March 17
- Great LentMarch 18 – April 26
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 27 – April 28
- Holy WeekApril 29 – May 4
- Dormition FastAugust 1 – August 14
- Nativity FastNovember 15 – December 24
Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.