In the first days of summer, Orthodox Christians of the Eastern Rite, with the transition to the new church calendar (style) of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) to the new Julian calendar, moved the dates of fixed church holidays back 13 days. June was no exception, as it is rich in significant spiritual events: it is this month that believers celebrate the Nativity of John the Baptist , the day of the apostles Peter and Paul , and also begin the summer Petrine fast .
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Read also: Detailed church calendar for June 2026 according to the old calendar (style): holidays by day
Main church holidays in June 2026 (according to the new calendar)
Major church holidays in June 2026 will take place on these dates of the month:
- June 1 is Holy Spirit Day.
- June 15 — Zagovina on St. Peter’s Day.
- June 16 — Beginning of the Peter’s Fast.
- June 24 – The Nativity of John the Baptist (popularly known as Ivan Kupala ).
- June 29 – Day of the Holy Supreme Apostles Peter and Paul.
- June 30 — Council of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy 12 Apostles.
Detailed Orthodox calendar for every day (June)
June 1–10: Days after Pentecost
- June 1 (Monday): Day of the Holy Spirit. St. Agapitus of the Caves; St. Justin (Popovich).
- June 2 (Tuesday): St. Nicephorus; Martyr John of Sochavsky. Kiev-Bratsk Icon of the Mother of God.
- June 3 (Wednesday): Martyrs Lucilian, Claudia, Hypatia, Paul, Dionysius and Paula, virgins.
- June 4 (Thursday): St. Metrophanes, Patriarch of Constantinople; Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severian, Silanus.
- June 5 (Friday): St. Constantine, Metropolitan of Kyiv. Transfer of the relics of Blessed Igor, Prince of Chernigov and Kyiv.
- June 6 (Saturday): Venerable Vissarion; martyrdom of the virgins Archelai, Thecla, and Susanna.
- June 7 (Sunday): All the Saints of the Ukrainian Land. New Martyrs and Confessors who suffered for Christ and the Orthodox Faith in Ukraine and other lands in the 20th century; Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra.
- June 8 (Monday): Martyr Theodore Stratilates; St. Ephraim. Icons of the Mother of God “Daleshivska”.
- June 9 (Tuesday): St. Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria. Cypriot Icon of the Mother of God.
- June 10 (Wednesday): St. John (Maximovich); St. Silouan of the Caves.
June 11–20: Beginning of the Peter’s Fast
- June 11 (Thursday): St. Bartholomew and Barnabas; St. Luke of Crimea.
- June 12 (Friday): St. Onuphry the Great. Icons of the Mother of God “Guarantor of Sinners”, Koretska.
- June 13 (Saturday): St. Aquilina; St. Antonina; St. Anna and her son John.
- June 14 (Sunday): Commemoration of the Feast of Pentecost. Prophet Elisha; Blessed Prince Mstislav.
- June 15 (Monday): Prophet Amos; St. Michael, the first Metropolitan of Kyiv. Zagovina on the Petrine fast.
- June 16 (Tuesday): St. Tikhon, Bishop of Amaphon. Beginning of the Peter’s Fast.
- June 17 (Wednesday): Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ishmael.
- June 18 (Thursday): Venerable Leontius of the Caves.
- June 19 (Friday): Apostle Jude, brother of the Lord; Martyr Zosimas; Venerable Paisius the Great.
- June 20 (Saturday): Holy Martyr Methodius; Martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma.
June 21–30: Nativity of John the Baptist and Peter and Paul
- June 21 (Sunday): Martyr Julian of Tarsus; co-martyr Terentius.
- June 22 (Monday): Co-martyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata; martyrs Zenon and Zina.
- June 23 (Tuesday): St. Agrippina; Holy Martyr Eustochiya.
- June 24 (Wednesday): Nativity of the honest and glorious prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John.
- June 25 (Thursday): Feast of the Virgin Fevronia. The Manyava Icon of the Mother of God “The Deliverer”.
- June 26 (Friday): St. John, Bishop of Gotha; St. Dionysius, Archbishop of Suzdal.
- June 27 (Saturday): Venerable Samson; Righteous John.
- June 28 (Sunday): Venerable Xenophon of Robey. Transfer of the relics of the silver-free martyrs and miracle workers Cyrus and John.
- June 29 (Monday): Glorious and all-praised First and Supreme Apostles Peter and Paul. Kasperivka Icon of the Mother of God.
- June 30 (Tuesday): Cathedral of the Glorious and All-Praiseful 12 Apostles. Volyn, Balyky and Gorbanivka Icons of the Mother of God.
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