Church Calendar for June 2026: Complete List of Holidays
In June 2026, Orthodox Christians will celebrate the Day of the Holy Spirit, the Nativity of John the Baptist, and the feast day of the Apostles Peter and Paul. Also this month is the Fast of Peter, which will last for two weeks.
UA.News publishes the dates of important Orthodox holidays in June 2026:
- June 1 — Pentecost; St. Justin the Philosopher, Martyr; Venerable Agapitus of Kiev-Pechersk.
- June 2 — Saint Nikiforos, Patriarch of Constantinople.
- June 3 — Saints Lucillian and Others, Martyrs.
- June 4 — Saint Mitrophan, Patriarch of Constantinople.
- June 5 — Holy Martyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre.
- June 6 — Venerable Vissarion and Hilarion.
- June 7 — All Saints; the Holy Martyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra.
- June 8 — the beginning of Peter’s Fast; the Great Martyr Theodore the Stratilates.
- June 9 — Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria.
- June 10 — Holy Martyr Timothy, Bishop of Prussia; Venerable Silouan of the Kiev Caves.
- June 11 — Saints Bartholomew and Barnabas, Apostles.
- June 12 — Venerable Onuphrius the Great and Peter of Athos.
- June 13 — Saints Akilina and Trifilia, Martyrs.
- June 14 — All Saints of the Ukrainian Land; the Prophet Elisha.
- June 15 — Prophet Amos; Venerable Jerome of Stridon.
- June 16 — Saint Tikhon; Martyrs Tigrius and Eutropius.
- June 17 — Saints Manuil, Savel, and Ishmael the Martyrs.
- June 18 — Saint Leontius the Martyr.
- June 19 — Saint Jude the Apostle, brother of the Lord.
- June 20 — the Holy Martyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara.
- June 21 — Saint Julian of Tarsus, the Martyr.
- June 22 — Holy Martyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata.
- June 23 — Saint Agrippina, Martyr.
- June 24 — Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Ivan Kupala).
- June 25 — Venerable Martyr Fevronia.
- June 26 — Venerable David of Thessaloniki.
- June 27 — Venerable Samson, Physician.
- June 28 — End of Peter’s Fast; Transfer of the relics of Saints Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries.
- June 29 — Saints Peter and Paul, the Chief Apostles.
- June 30 — Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles.
Peter’s Fast (Petrovka) in 2026 lasts from June 8 through June 28, ending on the eve of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. It is one of four multi-day fasts that prepares believers to honor the memory of the holy apostles.
Permitted foods: dishes made from vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, grains, and herbs.
Fish and seafood: permitted on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Strict days (fasting): on Wednesdays and Fridays, only uncooked plant-based foods (bread, water, vegetables, fruits) are consumed.
Prohibited: meat, eggs, and dairy products.
During fasting days, one should refrain from loud entertainment, alcohol consumption, weddings and wedding ceremonies, handicrafts, as well as foul language, quarrels, and negative thoughts. The latter applies to other days of the year as well.
