Today is a
DraftWednesday & Friday Fast
Strict Fast
All fasting foods abstained
Wednesday & Friday Fast. The fast is strict today: no meat, dairy, fish, wine, or oil.
Commemorated today
- Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch
- Holy Prophet Moses, who beheld God.
- St John Mavropos, Metropolitan of Euchaita (1100)
- St Hermione, daughter of Apostle Philip (1st c.)
- Venerable Anthimos the Blind, New Ascetic (1782)
- Holy New Martyr Gorazd, Bishop of Slovakia and the Czech Lands (1942) (August 22 OC)