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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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Ρεβιθάδα / Revithada (Slow-Cooked Chickpea Soup)
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Ρεβιθάδα / Revithada (Slow-Cooked Chickpea Soup)

Revithada is the Sunday dish of Sifnos, the Cycladic island famous for its pottery and its chickpeas. Traditionally i...

Φασολάκια / Fasolakia (Green Beans in Tomato Sauce)
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Φασολάκια / Fasolakia (Green Beans in Tomato Sauce)

Fasolakia is one of the foundational ladera dishes — green beans braised long and slow in tomato sauce and olive oil ...

Μπριάμ / Briam (Greek Roasted Vegetables)
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Μπριάμ / Briam (Greek Roasted Vegetables)

Briam is the Greek answer to ratatouille, though Greeks would argue the comparison should run the other direction. It...

Φακές Σούπα / Fakes Soupa (Greek Lentil Soup)
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Φακές Σούπα / Fakes Soupa (Greek Lentil Soup)

If fassolada is the national dish, fakes is the monastery staple. Every monastery kitchen in Greece makes lentil soup...

Σπανακόρυζο / Spanakorizo (Spinach and Rice)
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Σπανακόρυζο / Spanakorizo (Spinach and Rice)

Spanakorizo is comfort food of the highest order — a one-pot dish of spinach and rice cooked together until the rice ...

Γίγαντες Πλακί / Gigantes Plaki (Giant Baked Beans)
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Γίγαντες Πλακί / Gigantes Plaki (Giant Baked Beans)

Gigantes plaki is one of the great dishes of the Greek table — enormous white beans baked slowly in a thick, sweet to...

Φασολάδα / Fassolada (White Bean Soup)
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Φασολάδα / Fassolada (White Bean Soup)

Fassolada is the national dish of Greece, and it is a pot of beans. Not a steak, not a roast, not a pastry — beans. T...

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