Holy Monday

Holy Monday
An icon of Christ the Bridegroom, sitting above the star at Golgotha in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Also calledGreat and Holy Monday
Observed byChristians
TypeChristian
ObservancesMass
DateMonday before Easter
2023 date
  • April 3 (Western)
  • April 10 (Eastern)
2024 date
  • March 25 (Western)
  • April 29 (Eastern)
2025 date
  • April 14 (Western)
  • April 14 (Eastern)
2026 date
  • March 30 (Western)
  • April 6 (Eastern)
Frequencyannual
Related toHoly Week

Holy Monday or Great and Holy Monday (also Holy and Great Monday) (Greek: Μεγάλη Δευτέρα, Megale Deutera) is a day of the Holy Week, which is the week before Easter. According to the gospels, on this day Jesus Christ cursed the fig tree (Matthew 21:18–22, Mark 11:20–26), cleansed the temple, and responded to the questioning of his authority (Matthew 21:23–27).

It is the third day of Holy Week in Eastern Christianity, after Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday, and the second day of Holy Week in Western Christianity, after Palm Sunday.