Friday, 20 August 2027
7 August 2027 on the Old calendar
Liturgical colour: dark (strict fast)
Saints of the day
- Prophet Samuel (11th C BC)
- Afterfeast of the Dormition
- Hieromartyr Philip, Bishop of Heraclius and with him the Martyrs Sevirus, Memnon, and the 37 Martyrs burned at Thrace († 304)
- Martyr Lucius the Senator († 310)
- Martyrs Iliodoros, and Dosos († 380)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant food without oil.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.