Thursday, 5 August 2027
23 July 2027 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Forefeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
- Martyr Eusignios of Antioch († 362)
- Hieromartyr Antherus († 236) and Fabian († 250), the Popes of Rome
- Martyrs Cantidius, Cantidianus, and Sibella in Egypt
- Martyrs Pontius the Roman at Cimella in France († c 257)
- Righteous Nonna, mother of St Gregory the Theologion
- St Euthimius, Patriarch of Constantinople
- New Martyrs Eudoxia, Daria, Daria, and Maria († 1919)
- New Martyr Simeon, bishop of Ufa († 1921)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.