Is today a fast day?
The Orthodox fasting verdict for today, reckoned from the Church's own calendar.
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This date is not a fast day, all foods are permitted.
No fast today
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The coming fasts
- The Nativity Fast
New Calendar: Sunday, November 15 to Thursday, December 24, 2026
Old Calendar: Saturday, November 28, 2026 to Wednesday, January 6, 2027
- Great Lent and Holy Week
New Calendar: Monday, March 15 to Saturday, May 1, 2027
Old Calendar: Monday, March 15 to Saturday, May 1, 2027
- The Apostles' Fast
New Calendar: Monday, June 28, 2027, a single day this year
Old Calendar: Monday, June 28 to Sunday, July 11, 2027
- The Dormition Fast
New Calendar: Sunday, August 1 to Saturday, August 14, 2027
Old Calendar: Saturday, August 14 to Friday, August 27, 2027
Outside these seasons, Wednesdays and Fridays are fast days through most of the year.
The Orthodox Church fasts on Wednesdays and Fridays through most of the year, for the betrayal and the Cross, and in four seasons: Great Lent, the Nativity Fast, the Apostles’ Fast, and the Dormition Fast. Feasts lift the fast; some days permit wine and oil, or fish.
Fasting is prayer offered with the body. The rule is the same for all; the measure is yours to receive, ask your priest. About the fasts ›