Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Pascha Preparation Cycle Backwards

The Pascha Cycle
Liturgical Day	When Occurs	Calendar Day / Beginning Ending of Period	Previous Calendar Day	Next Calendar Day	Great Lent Day	Fast that day	Trio- dion Fast follow week	Aposto- los	Gos- pel
Pascha
*Pascha*	Patriarch and faithful in Orthodox dominated countries celebrate according to Julian calendar on 1st Sunday after 1st full moon after March 20 after Jewish Passover, Faithful in Latin dominated countries celebrate according to Gregorian calendar on 1st Sunday after 1st full moon after March 20. Earliest possible date March 22 and latest possible date April 25.	All services of Pascha are moved ahead 12 hours. Vespers, Orthos, Divine Liturgy of liturgical day of Pascha on calendar day of Great Holy Saturday.	Great Holy Saturday	Bright Monday / New Monday		Feast
Great Week
Great Week	Monday thru Saturday before Pascha	All services Great Holy Week are moved ahead 12 hours. Vespers and Orthos of liturgical day are on previous calendar day. Great Holy Week begins at beginning of Vespers of Great Holy Monday on Palm Sunday afternoon and ends just before Divine Liturgy of Holy Glorious Pascha on Great Holy Saturday evening.	Palm Sunday Shaneeneh	Great Holy Monday		Fast
Liturgical day Great Holy Saturday	Saturday before Pascha	Calendar day Great Holy Friday	Great Holy Friday	Pascha		Strict Fast
Liturgical day Great Holy Friday	Friday before Pascha	Calendar day Great Holy Thursday	Great Holy Thursday	Great Holy Saturday		Strict Fast
Liturgical day Great Holy Thursday	Thursday before Pascha	Calendar day Great Holy Wed- nesday	Great Holy Wed- nesday	Great Holy Friday		Strict Fast
Liturgical day Great Holy Wed- nesday	Wed- nesday before Pascha	Calendar day Great Holy Tuesday	Great Holy Monday	Great Holy Thursday		Fast
Liturgical day Great Holy Tuesday	Tuesday before Pascha	Calendar day Great Holy Monday	Great Holy Monday	Great Holy Wed- nesday		Fast
Liturgical day Great Holy Monday	Monday before Pascha	Calendar day Palm Sunday afternoon / evening	Palm Sunday Shaneeneh	Great Holy Tuesday		Fast
Transition Period between Great Lent and Great and Holy Week
Transition Period between Great Lent and Great Holy Week	Weekend before Pascha 2nd Saturday before Pascha and 1st Sunday before Pascha	Transition period begins at beginning of Vespers of Lazarus Saturday on evening of last Friday in Great Lent and ends just before beginning of Vespers of Great Holy Monday on afternoon of Palm Sunday.	Last Friday in Great Lent	Great Holy Monday		Feast
Palm Sunday Shaneeneh	1st Sunday before Pascha	Transistion period ends just before beginning of Vespers Great Holy Monday on afternoon of Palm Sunday Shaneeneh.	Lazarus Saturday	Great Holy Monday		Feast		Phil. 4: 4-9	Jn. 12: 1-18
Lazarus Saturday	2nd Saturday before Pascha	Transistion period begins at beginning of Vespers of day on evening of last Friday Great Lent.	Last Friday Great Lent	Palm Sunday Shaneeneh		Feast		Heb. 12: 28-13:8	Jn. 11: 1-45
Great Lent
Great Lent	Forty Days before Lazarus Saturday	40-day count begins at beginning of Vespers of Clean Monday on evening of Sunday of Cheese fare / Forgive- ness and ends just before Vespers Lazarus Saturday on evening of last Friday in Great Lent. Sundays do count.	4 Sunday Triodion Cheese fare / Forgive- ness	Lazarus Saturday		Fast
Friday after 5th Sunday Lent	2nd Friday before Pascha	Great Lent ends just before beginning of Vespers of Lazarus Saturday on evening.	Last Thursday in Great Lent	Lazarus Saturday	Day 40	Fast		Eph. 2: 4-10	Mt. 4: 1-11
5th Sunday Lent Comme- moration Venerable Mother St. Mary of Egypt	2nd Sunday before Pascha				Day 35	Fast		Heb. 9: 11-14	Mk. 10: 32b -45
4th Sunday Lent Comme- moration Holy Father John	3rd Sunday before Pascha				Day 28	Fast		Heb. 6: 13-20	Mk. 9: 17-31
3rd Sunday Lent Veneration Holy Cross	4th Sunday before Pascha				Day 21	Fast		Heb. 4: 14-5:6	Mk. 8: 34-9:1
2nd Sunday Lent Holy Relics	5th Sunday before Pascha				Day 14	Fast		2 Cor. 4: 6-15	Mk. 2: 1-12
1st Sunday Lent Triumph Orthodoxy	6th Sunday before Pascha				Day 7	Fast		Heb. 11: 24-26 32-40 12: 1-2A	Jn. 1: 43-51
Clean Monday	Clean Monday is between Triodion Sunday Cheese fare / Forgive- ness and 1 Sunday Great Lent. Clean Monday can be as early as Feb. 2 and as late as March 8.	Great Lent begins at beginning Vespers this evening Sunday Cheese fare / Forgive- ness.	4 Sunday Triodion Cheese fare / Forgive- ness Vespers Clean Monday Service Forgive- ness	1st Tuesday Great Lent	Day 1	Strict Fast		1 Cor. 3: 18-23	Lk. 21: 8-36
Prophonisimon
Prophonisimon	4 Sundays before Great Lent	Prophonisimon ends just before beginning Vespers Clean Monday evening Sunday Cheese fare / Forgive- ness.		Clean Monday
4th Sunday Prophonisimon Cheese fare / Forgive- ness Vespers Clean Monday Service Forgive- ness	7th Sunday before Pascha	Great Lent begins at the beginning Vespers Clean Monday this evening.	Last Saturday Triodion	Clean Monday		Tradition last day products from animal with backbone, such as milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, are eaten until Pascha	Great Lent fasting	Rom. 13: 11b -14: 4	Mk. 6: 14-21
3rd Sunday Prophonisimon Meat fare	8th Sunday before Pascha					Tradition last day meat from any animal with backbone is eaten until Pascha	No meat	1 Cor. 8: 8-13 9: 1-2	Mk. 25: 31-46
1st All Souls Saturday	9th Saturday before Pascha		9th Friday before Pascha	3rd Sunday Triodion Meat fare
2nd Sunday Prophonisimon Prodigal Son	9th Sunday before Pascha					No fasting	Normal fasting (Wed. Fri.)	Heb. 7: 26-8:2	Lk. 15: 11-32
1st Sunday Prophonisimon Pharisee and Publican	10th Sunday before Pascha					No fasting	No fasting	2 Cor. 4: 6-15	Lk. 18: 10-14

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