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Today's Fast

October 07, 2026
Fast — Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

Holy New Martyrs of Alaska

Holy Protomartyr Thecla, Equal to the Apostles (1st c.) / St Stephen, First-crowned King of Serbia (Simon the Monk) (1224)

Troparion: Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla: Tone IV. Taught by the words of Paul, O Thecla, bride of God,/ and confirmed through faith by Peter, O divinely called one,/ thou wast shown to be...
Grilled Octopus with Lemon and Oregano
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Grilled Octopus with Lemon and Oregano

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ლობიოს სუპი ცისფერი ფერულათი — Bean Soup with Blue Fenugreek and Coriander
Georgian Fast Without Oil

ლობიოს სუპი ცისფერი ფერულათი — Bean Soup with Blue Fenugreek and Coriander

This is a Georgian bean soup built for a strict fast day, cooked entirely without oil and leaning on walnuts, herbs, ...

პრასის ფხალი — Leek Pkhali with Walnuts and Marigold
Georgian Fast Without Oil

პრასის ფხალი — Leek Pkhali with Walnuts and Marigold

Pkhali is the cornerstone of the Georgian fasting table — a paste of cooked vegetable bound with pounded walnuts, gar...

Churchkhela-Inspired Walnut Energy Bites
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Churchkhela-Inspired Walnut Energy Bites

Churchkhela — walnuts strung on a thread and dipped in thickened grape juice — takes days to make properly. These no-...

Georgian Lobio Without Oil
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Georgian Lobio Without Oil

Lobio is the soul of Georgian cooking — red kidney beans simmered with an extraordinary amount of fresh herbs, garlic...

Ткемали (Tkemali — Georgian Sour Plum Sauce)
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Ткемали (Tkemali — Georgian Sour Plum Sauce)

Tkemali is to Georgian cooking what ketchup is to American cooking, except that it is vastly more interesting and has...

Пхали из свёклы (Beet Pkhali)
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Пхали из свёклы (Beet Pkhali)

Beet pkhali is the ruby-red jewel of the Georgian fasting table. The technique is identical to spinach pkhali — cooke...

Лобио с грецкими орехами (Lobio Salad with Walnuts)
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Лобио с грецкими орехами (Lobio Salad with Walnuts)

If hot lobio is winter comfort, this cold version is the dish you want on a warm spring fasting day. Cooked kidney be...

Пхали из шпината (Spinach Pkhali)
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Пхали из шпината (Spinach Pkhali)

Pkhali is one of the great techniques of Georgian cuisine: cooked vegetables bound with a dense, garlicky walnut past...

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