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In the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the liturgical year begins on September 1st. Throughout the year, the faithful witness and observe various feasts that honor Christ, the most holy Mother of God, the martyrs, apostles and saints. Throughout the church liturgical year, there are many feasts that are ascribed the denotation of "major" feasts and, supplementary to these feasts, the Ukrainian Catholic Church also celebrates "minor" feasts.
For more information on the Church Year and feast days click here.
| September 8th | The Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God [article] |
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| September 14th | The Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross [article] |
| October 1st | The Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God |
| November 8th | The Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers of Heaven (This is the patronal feast of our faith community) |
| November 21st | The Entrance of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple |
| December 6th | Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra and Lycia (This is the patronal feast of our sister community, Saint Nicholas, in Saint Clair, PA) |
| December 9th | The Conception of Saint Anna |
| December 25th | The Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ |
| January 1st | The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia |
| January 6th | The Holy Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ |
| February 2nd | The Encounter of our Lord with Simeon |
| March 25th | The Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God |
| June 29th | The Chief Apostles Peter and Paul |
| August 6th | The Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ |
| August 15th | The Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God |