May 2029
The Orthodox calendar for May 2029: each day with its feast, its saint, and its fast.
In May 2029, on the New Calendar, the Orthodox Church keeps the Ascension of Our Lord on May 17; and Holy Pentecost, the Descent of the Holy Spirit on May 27.
- 1Synaxis of the Three New Righteous Martyrs of the Holy Mountain, Euthymius, Ignatius, and Acacius (1814-1816)
St Tamar of Georgia › - 2Mid-Pentecostfast
St Matrona of Moscow › - 3Thursday
Timothy and Maura › - 4Fridayfast
St Monica, mother of Blessed Augustine › - 5Saturday
St Irene of Thessalonica › - 6Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
St Job the Longsuffering › - 7Monday
St Lydia of Philippi › - 8Tuesday
St John the Theologian › - 9Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecostfast
St Isaiah › - 10Thursday
St Isidora the Fool of Tabenna › - 11Fridayfast
Cyril and Methodius › - 12Saturday
Epiphanios of Cyprus and Germanos of Constantinople › - 13Sunday of the Blind Man
St Glyceria › - 14Monday
St Isidore of Chios › - 15Tuesday
St Pachomius the Great › - 16Leavetaking of Pascha and Forefeast of the Ascensionfast
St Brendan the Voyager of Clonfert › - 17The Ascension of Our Lord
Andronicus of the Seventy › - 18Fridayfast
St Theodotus of Ancyra › - 19Saturday
St Patrick of Prusa › - 20Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
St Aleksy, Metropolitan of All Russia › - 21Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God: Deliverance from Khan Mehmed-Girey (1521)
Constantine and Helen › - 22Tuesday
St Basiliscus of Comana › - 23Wednesdayfast
St Leonty of Rostov › - 24Thursday
St Nikita the Stylite › - 25Leavetaking of the Ascensionfast
St Therapon of Cyprus › - 26Saturday of Souls before Pentecost
Carpus and Alphaeus › - 27Holy Pentecost, the Descent of the Holy Spiritfast-free
St Bede › - 28Monday of the Holy Spiritfast-free
St Ignaty of Rostov › - 29Third Day of the Holy Trinityfast-free
St Theodosia of Tyre › - 30Wednesdayfast-free
St Macrina the Elder › - 31Thursdayfast-free
St Hermas of Philippopolis ›
Questions about May 2029
What Orthodox feasts are in May 2029?
On the New Calendar, the Church keeps the Ascension of Our Lord on May 17; and Holy Pentecost, the Descent of the Holy Spirit on May 27.
Is there an Orthodox fast in May 2029?
No fasting season falls in May 2029 on the New Calendar. Wednesdays and Fridays are kept as fast days, except in fast-free weeks and on some feast days.