Today's Fast

August 08, 2026
No Fast — Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

Repose of St Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska

Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus (305), Hermippus, and Hermocrates at Nicomedia / Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeve (140)

Troparion: Holy Hieromartyr Hermolaus & Those With Him: Tone IV. In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the...
Бефстроганов — Beef Stroganoff
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Бефстроганов — Beef Stroganoff

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Свекольный Квас — Beet Kvass (Ukrainian-Russian Lacto-Fermented Beet Tonic)
Russian Xerophagy

Свекольный Квас — Beet Kvass (Ukrainian-Russian Lacto-Fermented Beet Tonic)

Beet kvass is the other kvass — the one without bread, the one that does not need yeast, the one that Ukrainian and s...

Квас — Russian Fermented Rye Bread Kvass
Russian Xerophagy

Квас — Russian Fermented Rye Bread Kvass

Kvass is the oldest Slavic fermented drink — predating Christianity in the region and thoroughly adopted by the Ortho...

Квашеная Капуста — Russian Sauerkraut with Carrots and Cranberries
Russian Xerophagy

Квашеная Капуста — Russian Sauerkraut with Carrots and Cranberries

The classic Russian sauerkraut. Carrots add sweetness and color; cranberries or lingonberries (klyukva or brusnika) a...

Бородинский Хлеб — Borodinsky Bread (Russian Dark Rye with Coriander)
Russian Xerophagy

Бородинский Хлеб — Borodinsky Bread (Russian Dark Rye with Coriander)

If Russian black bread is the everyday loaf, Borodinsky is the famous one. Slightly sweetened with molasses, deeply a...

Чёрный Хлеб — 100% Rye Sourdough (Russian Black Bread)
Russian Xerophagy

Чёрный Хлеб — 100% Rye Sourdough (Russian Black Bread)

The dark, dense, sour loaf that has anchored the Russian fasting table for a thousand years. Not a wheat bread with r...

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