Great Feasts & Holy Week

Pascha, the Feast of Feasts, the Twelve Great Feasts, and the days of Holy Week, with icons and short explanations.

• Holy Pascha
  The Resurrection of Christ ·
• Nativity of the Theotokos
  The birth of the Virgin Mary ·
• Exaltation of the Holy Cross
  The Elevation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross ·
• Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
  The Presentation of the Virgin Mary ·
• Nativity of Christ
  Christmas ·
• Theophany
  The Baptism of the Lord ·
• Meeting of the Lord
  The Presentation of Christ in the Temple ·
• Annunciation
  The Annunciation to the Theotokos ·
• Palm Sunday
  The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem ·
• Ascension
  The Ascension of the Lord ·
• Pentecost
  Holy Trinity Day ·
• Transfiguration
  The Transfiguration of the Lord ·
• Dormition of the Theotokos
  The falling-asleep of the Virgin Mary ·

Holy Week

• Holy Monday
  The Patriarch Joseph and the barren fig tree
• Holy Tuesday
  The Parable of the Ten Virgins
• ✠Holy Wednesday
  The anointing at Bethany and the betrayal
• Holy Thursday
  The Mystical Supper
• Great and Holy Friday
  The Crucifixion and burial of Christ
• Great and Holy Saturday
  Christ in the tomb and the descent into Hades