Orthodox and Byzantine Catholics All Orthodox and Byzantine Catholics observe Soul Saturdays on Meatfare Saturday (i.e., two Saturdays before the beginning of Great Lent); the second, third and fourth Saturdays of Great Lent; and the Saturday before Pentecost.
Bulgarian Orthodox Church In the
Bulgarian Orthodox Church, there is a commemoration of the dead on the Saturday before the feast of
Saint Michael the Archangel on 8 November instead of the Demetrius Soul Saturday.
Russian Orthodox Church The Russians observe memorials on Commemoration Day of Deceased Warriors (
9 May), Memorial Day of Orthodox Warriors killed for Faith, Tzar and Fatherland on battlefield (
11 September), the Saturdays closest to 26 October (Saint Demetrius) and 23 September (Conception of
St. John the Forerunner).
Serbian Orthodox Church In the
Serbian Orthodox Church, there is also a commemoration of the dead on the Saturday closest to the Conception of
St. John the Baptist—
23 September.
Slavic and Greek Churches In Slavic and Greek Churches, all of the Lenten Soul Saturdays are typically observed. In some of the Churches of the Eastern Mediterranean, Meatfare Saturday, Radonitsa and the Saturday before Pentecost are typically observed. ==See also==