Feast Days in the Maronite Calendar
January
1 January – Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord and The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple, St Basil and St Gregory
17 January – St Anthony the Great
25 January – Conversion of St Paul and his Baptism
February
2 February – The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
19 February – 500 Martyrs of Tyre
The Thursday before Cana Sunday – Thursday of the Drunk
28 February – Saint Marana and Cyra
March
9 March – The 40 Martyrs of Capadokia
April
May
8 May – St John the Evangelist
15 May – Our Lady of the Harvest
June
24 June – The Birth of John the Baptist
29 June – St Peter and St Paul
July
2 July – The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
10 July – The Massabki brothers
20 July – Mar Elias \ St Elijah the Prophet
27 July – St Assya (St Pantaleon)
August
1 August – St Shmouni and her Seven Sons – Martyrs
6 August – Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
15 August – The Shoonoyo, the “Assumption,” and the intiqāl.
September
8 September – The Birth of Our Lady
13 September – Eve of the Feast of the Glorious Cross
24 September – St Taqla (Thecla), First Female Martyr
October
25 October – St Chrysanthos and Daria
November
16 November – St Matthew the Evangelist
21 November – The Feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple.
22 November – St Joachim (Youwakim) and St Anna
December
8 December – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
20 December – St Ignatius of Antioch
25 December – The Birth of Our Lord
28 December – The Adoration of the Magi
29 December – Holy Innocents of Bethlehem