Church Calendar for April 2025: When We Celebrate Palm Sunday and Easter.

Church Calendar for April 2025: Palm Sunday and Easter
Church Calendar for April 2025: Palm Sunday and Easter
"Glavkom" tells about the church calendar and holidays in April 2025 according to the New Julian calendar.
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU/UOC) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) switched to the New Julian calendar as of September 1, 2023, so all non-variable holidays with fixed dates are celebrated 13 days earlier.
The dates for Palm Sunday and Easter remain the same as before.

Main Church Holidays in April 2025 According to the New Calendar

  • April 12 - Lazarus Saturday.
  • April 13 - The Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem, Palm Sunday.
  • April 20 - The Resurrection of Christ, Easter.

List of Holidays in the Church Calendar for April 2025:

  • April 1 - Saint Mary of Egypt
  • April 2 - Saint Titus the Wonderworker
  • April 3 - Saint Nikita the Confessor; Martyr Theodosia, the Virgin
  • April 4 - Saints Joseph the Hymnographer and George of Maaloula
  • April 5 - Saints Martyrs Theodul, Agathopod, and others
  • April 6 - Saint Methodius, Teacher of the Slavs; Saint Eutychius, Archbishop of Constantinople
  • April 7 - Saint George the Melitian
  • April 8 - Saints Apostles Herodion, Rufus, Agabus, and others
  • April 9 - Martyr Eupsychius
  • April 10 - Saints Martyrs Terence, Africanus, Maximus, Pomplius, and 36 others
  • April 11 - Saint Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum
  • April 12 - Lazarus Saturday; Saint Confessor Basil, Bishop of Parion
  • April 13 - The Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday); Saint Confessor Artemon
  • April 14 - Great Monday; Saint Confessor Martin, Pope of Rome
  • April 15 - Great Tuesday; Saints Apostles of the 70 Aristarchus, Pudens, and Trofim
  • April 16 - Great Wednesday; Saints Martyrs Agape, Irene, and Chionia
  • April 17 - Great Thursday; Saints Confessors Simeon the Persian and Akakios the Melitian
  • April 18 - Great Friday; Saint Confessor John, disciple of Saint Gregory of Decapolis
  • April 19 - Great Saturday; Saint Confessor John of the Caves
  • April 20 - Easter; Saint Confessor Theodore Trichinas
  • April 21 - Saint Confessor Januarius and others
  • April 22 - Saints Confessors Theodore of Sykeon and Vitalis
  • April 23 - Saint Great Martyr George the Victory Bearer
  • April 24 - Saint Martyr Sava the General and 70 Soldiers with Him
  • April 25 - Saint Apostle and Evangelist Mark
  • April 26 - Saint Confessor Basil, Bishop of Amasea
  • April 27 - Saint Confessor Simeon; Saint Confessor Stephen, Bishop of Volyn
  • April 28 - Saints Martyrs Maximus and Dada
  • April 29 - Saints Nine Martyrs in Kyzikos; Saint Confessor Memnon
  • April 30 - Saint Apostle James, Brother of Saint John the Theologian

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