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Orthodox Fasting Calendar
April 2027
The fasting rule for every day of April 2027 — on both the New and Old calendars, side by side. Computed by the same liturgical engine that ships in the Vigil app.
Guidelines, not law — your priest’s word comes first. Fasting practice varies by jurisdiction, parish, and person. These pages show the common traditional guideline (the monastic standard most calendars print); where jurisdictions differ, that is a question for your priest, not for an app.
New Calendar (Revised Julian) — kept by most Greek, Antiochian, and OCA parishes. Fixed feasts land on the civil date shown.
Old Calendar (Julian, currently +13 days) — kept by ROCOR, Serbian, and other parishes. The same feast falls 13 days later on the civil calendar.
| Day | New Calendar | Old Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 1Thu | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 2Fri | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 3Sat | Wine and oil Great Lent |
Wine and oil Great Lent |
| 4Sun | Wine and oil Great Lent |
Wine and oil Great Lent |
| 5Mon | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 6Tue | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 7Wed | Strict fast Great Lent |
Fish allowed Annunciation of the Theotokos — during Great Lent Annunciation of the Theotokos |
| 8Thu | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 9Fri | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 10Sat | Wine and oil Great Lent |
Wine and oil Great Lent |
| 11Sun | Wine and oil Great Lent |
Wine and oil Great Lent |
| 12Mon | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 13Tue | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 14Wed | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 15Thu | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 16Fri | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 17Sat | Wine and oil Great Lent |
Wine and oil Great Lent |
| 18Sun | Wine and oil Great Lent |
Wine and oil Great Lent |
| 19Mon | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 20Tue | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 21Wed | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 22Thu | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 23Fri | Strict fast Great Lent |
Strict fast Great Lent |
| 24Sat | Wine and oil Lazarus Saturday Lazarus Saturday |
Wine and oil Lazarus Saturday Lazarus Saturday |
| 25Sun | Fish allowed Palm Sunday Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) |
Fish allowed Palm Sunday Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) |
| 26Mon | Strict fast Holy Week |
Strict fast Holy Week |
| 27Tue | Strict fast Holy Week |
Strict fast Holy Week |
| 28Wed | Strict fast Holy Week |
Strict fast Holy Week |
| 29Thu | Wine and oil Great and Holy Thursday Great and Holy Thursday |
Wine and oil Great and Holy Thursday Great and Holy Thursday |
| 30Fri | Strict fast Great and Holy Friday Great and Holy Friday |
Strict fast Great and Holy Friday Great and Holy Friday |
No fastDairy allowedFish allowedWine & oilFast dayStrict fast
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