When is the feast day of the Uncondemning Monk?

The Orthodox Church commemorates the Uncondemning Monk on March 30 on the New Calendar and April 12 on the Old Calendar.

Who else is commemorated on that day?

The Church also remembers St John Climacus.

When is the feast of the Uncondemning Monk in 2027?

In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Tuesday, March 30.

The Uncondemning Monk

He is not remembered by name. He was a monk, and by the account kept of him a poor one: idle, careless, slack at his prayers. But in the whole of his life he never condemned another man. When he came to die the brethren found him joyful, and asked how a man with so much on his conscience could meet death that way.

Feast day

30MarchNew Calendar

12AprilOld Calendar

Coming feasts: Tuesday, March 30, 2027

The life of the Uncondemning Monk

He told them the angels had come with a sheet on which his sins were written out, and that he had answered them with the Lord's own word that those who do not judge are not judged; he had never judged anyone, he said, and he looked for the same mercy. And the angels tore the sheet across. The brethren were astonished at it. The Church has kept the story ever since without his name, for the sake of the one thing he did.

Also commemorated on March 30

St John Climacus

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Questions

When is the feast day of the Uncondemning Monk?: The Orthodox Church commemorates the Uncondemning Monk on March 30 on the New Calendar and April 12 on the Old Calendar.
Who else is commemorated on that day?: The Church also remembers St John Climacus.
When is the feast of the Uncondemning Monk in 2027?: In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Tuesday, March 30.

In Orthros

On the feast day Orthros sets the life of the Uncondemning Monk before you, beside the day's fast and readings, free to read.

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