Today's Fast

June 09, 2026
Apostles Fast — Wine and Oil are Allowed

St Cyril of Alexandria; Ven. Kirill of Belozersk

St Cyril of Alexandria / Ven. Kirill of Belozersk / St Columba of Iona (597)

Troparion: St. John the Russian: Tone IV. The Lord, Who summoned thee forth from thine earthly captivity to the mansions of heaven, preserveth thy body intact and impar-teth to it the ability to heal, O right...
Hummus (حمص)
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Hummus (حمص)

Middle Eastern Fast With Oil
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ლობიანი მარხვისა — Lobiani Marhvisa (Fasting Georgian Bean Bread)
Georgian Fast With Oil

ლობიანი მარხვისა — Lobiani Marhvisa (Fasting Georgian Bean Bread)

Every Orthodox tradition has a bread that does the work of a meal. In Georgia, that bread is lobiani — a round loaf s...

Adjarian Khachapuri de Post (Fasting Cheese-less Boat Bread)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Adjarian Khachapuri de Post (Fasting Cheese-less Boat Bread)

The iconic boat-shaped bread from Adjara is famous for its molten cheese filling and egg yolk nestled in the center. ...

სოკოს სუპი — Georgian Mushroom Soup
Georgian Fast With Oil

სოკოს სუპი — Georgian Mushroom Soup

Georgian mushroom soup stands apart from its Russian cousin with a bold hit of adjika spice paste, fresh herbs piled ...

ბადრიჯანი ნიგვზით — Eggplant with Pomegranate and Walnut
Georgian Fast With Oil

ბადრიჯანი ნიგვზით — Eggplant with Pomegranate and Walnut

Slices of fried eggplant rolled around a walnut-garlic paste and jeweled with pomegranate seeds. This is one of the m...

მწვანე ლობიო ფხალი — Green Bean Pkhali
Georgian Fast With Oil

მწვანე ლობიო ფხალი — Green Bean Pkhali

Pkhali is Georgia's answer to the question of how to make vegetables genuinely exciting. Green beans are blended with...

Chanakhi — Vegetable Clay Pot Stew
Georgian Fast With Oil

Chanakhi — Vegetable Clay Pot Stew

Chanakhi is a Georgian stew traditionally layered in a clay pot and slow-baked until everything collapses into a frag...

Грузинский фасолевый суп (Georgian Bean Soup with Herbs and Adjika)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Грузинский фасолевый суп (Georgian Bean Soup with Herbs and Adjika)

This is a thick, warming bean soup built on the Georgian flavor foundations: cilantro, garlic, blue fenugreek, and a ...

Жареные баклажаны с ореховым соусом (Fried Eggplant with Bazhe Walnut Sauce)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Жареные баклажаны с ореховым соусом (Fried Eggplant with Bazhe Walnut Sauce)

Bazhe is the great white walnut sauce of Georgian cuisine — silky, garlicky, sharpened with vinegar, and poured gener...

Постное Харчо (Fasting Kharcho Soup)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Постное Харчо (Fasting Kharcho Soup)

Traditional kharcho is a beef soup. The fasting version drops the meat and compensates with an abundance of walnuts, ...

Аджапсандали (Ajapsandali — Georgian Vegetable Stew)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Аджапсандали (Ajapsandali — Georgian Vegetable Stew)

Ajapsandali is Georgia's answer to ratatouille, and it wins the argument. Where the French version aims for delicacy,...

Бадриджани (Badrijani — Eggplant with Walnut Paste)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Бадриджани (Badrijani — Eggplant with Walnut Paste)

Badrijani nigvzit — eggplant rolls stuffed with spiced walnut paste — is the dish that people who have visited Georgi...

Лобио (Lobio — Spiced Kidney Bean Stew)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Лобио (Lobio — Spiced Kidney Bean Stew)

Lobio is the beating heart of the Georgian fasting table. The word simply means "beans," but the dish itself is anyth...

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