The 12 Major Feasts

1. Jan. 6 - The Theophany (Epiphany) of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ

2. Feb. 2 - The Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple

3. Mar. 25 - The Annunciation to the Most-Holy Theotokos

4. April 9 - The Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)

a. April 16 - Pascha

5. May 25 - The Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
(40 Days after Pascha)

6. June 4 - The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost Sunday)

7. Aug. 6 - The Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ

8. Aug.15 - The Falling-asleep (Dormition or Assumption) of the Most-Holy Theotokos

9. Sept. 8 - The Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos

10. Sept. 14 - The Universal Exaltation (Elevation) of the Life-Creating Cross

11. Nov. 21 - The Entrance (Presentation) of the Theotokos into the Temple

12. Dec. 25 - The Nativity of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ (Christmas)