05/25/2026
THE SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS OF THE FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL — MAY 24
On the seventh Sunday after Pascha, the Church honours the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council—a day that falls on May 24 in 2026.
Gathered in the city of Nicaea in the year 325, these 318 holy fathers established the foundational dogma of the Holy Trinity and composed the greater part of the Nicene Creed, which is still sung by the whole church during the Liturgy today. Among the participants were some of the Church’s most beloved saints, including Saint Spyridon of Trimythous and Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker.
May the Fathers of the First Council inspire us to live by the truths they defended.