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Good Friday 2026

The Friday of Holy Week, remembering the crucifixion of Jesus.

In 2026 it falls on Friday 3 April in Catholic and Protestant practice, and on Friday 10 April in Orthodox practice.

The date

In each branch

Orthodox

The Crucifixion. The strictest fast of the year, kept with the Lamentations at the tomb.

Catholic

The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord. A day of fasting and abstinence, and no Mass is offered — today or tomorrow, until the Vigil.

Protestant

The crucifixion. Kept as a fast, in silence and mourning.

The season

Sunday 29 March · Catholic
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

The entry into Jerusalem, with palms and with the reading of the Passion. Holy Week begins.
Sunday 29 March · Protestant
Palm Sunday

The entry into Jerusalem, and the beginning of Holy Week.
Saturday 4 April · Catholic
Holy Saturday

The Church waits at the tomb. Nothing is celebrated until the Easter Vigil in the night.
Saturday 4 April · Protestant
Holy Saturday

The day of the grave, between the cross and the resurrection.
Sunday 5 April · Orthodox
Entry into Jerusalem

Palm Sunday. A Great Feast — fish, wine and oil are allowed even in the Fast.
Sunday 5 April · Catholic
Easter Sunday

The Resurrection of the Lord — the greatest solemnity of the year, and the feast every other date is counted from.
Sunday 5 April · Protestant
Easter Day

The resurrection of Christ — the feast on which the whole year turns.
Saturday 11 April · Orthodox
Great and Holy Saturday

The Lord rests in the tomb, and the Church waits.
Sunday 12 April · Orthodox
Pascha

The Resurrection — the Feast of Feasts, on which the whole year turns. Christ is risen from the dead.

In ActivePray, each branch’s holy days and fasts come in its own year, with reminders for them, and every prayer at its hour.

Good Friday in other years: 2027 · 2028. Every holy day of the year is on the calendar and in Christianity.