Today's Fast

April 10, 2026
Lenten Fast — Strict Fast

Great and Holy Friday

Ven. Hilarion the New / Repose of Gerontissa Gavrilia (1992) (March 15 OC)

Troparion: Great and Holy Friday: Tone IV. Thou hast redeemed us from the curse of the Law by Thy precious Blood. By being nailed to the Cross and pierced with the Spear, Thou hast poured immortality on manki...
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Serbian Fast With Oil

Пинђур / Pindjur (Roasted Pepper and Eggplant Spread)

Pindjur is ajvar's rougher, smokier cousin from southern Serbia and Macedonia. Where ajvar is mostly pepper, pindjur ...

Serbian
Serbian Fast With Oil

Посна Погача / Posna Pogača (Fasting Bread)

Pogača is the everyday bread of Serbia — round, golden, slightly denser than Western bread, and torn apart by hand at...

Serbian
Serbian Fast With Oil

Српска Салата / Srpska Salata (Serbian Salad)

Serbian salad is not a composed, artistic arrangement. It is a rough chop of whatever ripe vegetables are at hand — t...

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Serbian Fast With Oil

Паприкаш од Гљива / Paprikaš od Gljiva (Mushroom Paprikash)

Paprikash is normally a rich meat stew bound with sour cream. The fasting version swaps meat for mushrooms and thicke...

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Serbian Fast With Oil

Посна Пита / Posna Pita (Fasting Phyllo Pie)

Pita (pie) is a daily staple across the Balkans. The regular version uses eggs, cheese, and sometimes milk-soaked phy...

Serbian
Serbian Fast With Oil

Ђувеч / Djuvec (Vegetable Rice Casserole)

Djuvec is the Balkan answer to the question "what do you do with all these peppers and tomatoes?" Rice baked slowly w...

Serbian
Serbian Fast With Oil

Пасуљ / Pasulj (Serbian Bean Soup)

If prebranac is the king of Serbian fasting, pasulj is the daily bread. This thick white bean soup is eaten year-roun...

Serbian
Serbian Fast With Oil

Ајвар / Ajvar (Roasted Red Pepper Spread)

Ajvar is not just a recipe. It is a Serbian institution. Every autumn, when the red peppers come in, entire families ...

Serbian
Serbian Fast With Oil

Посна Сарма / Posna Sarma (Fasting Stuffed Cabbage)

Sarma is the great celebratory dish of Serbia — normally made with meat and pork fat. During fasting, the filling bec...

Serbian
Serbian Fast With Oil

Пребранац / Prebranac (Serbian Baked Beans)

The national fasting dish of Serbia, full stop. Prebranac is white beans slow-baked with caramelized onions and papri...

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