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Sunday of Myrrh-Bearing Women
Also called: Third Sunday of Pascha, Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers
5 April 2026
Eastern Orthodox
Commemorates the women who brought spices (myrrh) to anoint Christ's body in the tomb and were the first to witness the resurrection. A Sunday of special honor for women in the Orthodox church, sometimes called the "Orthodox equivalent of Mother's Day." It usually falls on or around 5 April 2026.
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At a glance
- Type
- feast
- Date type
- Moveable (changes with Easter)
- Regions
- Eastern Christianity
- Themes
- Resurrection, Saints & Martyrs
- Liturgical colour
- White
Common questions
Sunday of Myrrh-Bearing Women is observed on 5 April 2026. Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.
Commemorates the women who brought spices (myrrh) to anoint Christ's body in the tomb and were the first to witness the resurrection. A Sunday of special honor for women in the Orthodox church, sometimes called the "Orthodox equivalent of Mother's Day."
It is associated with Eastern Orthodox. It falls in the Easter season of the liturgical year.
