When Does Orthodox Lent Begin 2024. Orthodox calendar (russian orthodox church) with feasts and fasts for years from 1900 to 2099 (perpetual calendar). The sunday of the publican and pharisee begins the lenten triodion, the liturgical book used in the services of great lent.

This fasting period is a time of spiritual preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of christ. The church calendar contains the dates of the main orthodox holidays dedicated to remembering historical events from the life of jesus.