Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare Sunday)
OCA’s Paschal-cycle table identifies Meatfare Sunday on 15 February 2026.
Date and recurrence
15 February 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Orthodox Church in America / 2026 pre-Lenten cycle. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Orthodox Meatfare Sunday
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Orthodox Church in America — Lenten and Paschal CycleReligious Calendar
- Orthodox Church in America — 2026 Desk CalendarReligious Calendar
Frequently asked questions
When is Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare Sunday)?
15 February 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 15 February 2026.
Does Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare Sunday) fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare Sunday) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Orthodox Church in America / 2026 pre-Lenten cycle. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare Sunday)?
The stored designation basis is: OCA’s Paschal-cycle table identifies Meatfare Sunday on 15 February 2026.. Supporting provenance includes Orthodox Church in America — Lenten and Paschal Cycle. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare Sunday) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Orthodox Church in America / 2026 pre-Lenten cycle. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.