Bright Friday
In Russian: Светлая Пятница
In Church Slavonic: Пѧто́къ свѣ́тлыѧ седми́цы
Feast days
2026
Old calendar
- (4 April on the Old calendar), movable date
New calendar
- , movable date
2027
Old calendar
- (24 April on the Old calendar), movable date
New calendar
- , movable date
Also commemorated on 17 April 2026
- Feast of the Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God
- Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer († 883)
- Venerable George of Mt. Maleon in the Peloponnesus (9th C)
- Venerable New Martyrs Benjamin and Niciphorus († 1928)
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas, Bishop of Velsk, Venerable Martyr Mary († 1932)
- New Hieromartyr Priest John († 1933)
- New Martyr John († 1943)
- Venerable Joseph the Much-Ailing, of the Kiev Caves (14th C)
- Venerable Zosimas the Abbot of Vorbozomsk († c. 1550)
- Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, who found Venerable Mary of Egypt († c. 560)
- Virginmartyr Pherbutha (Phermoutha) of Persia, with her sister and servant († 341-343)