Dormition Fast 2026
14 August 2026 to 27 August 2026 (14 days)
| Date | Rule | Feast |
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| Friday1 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: strict fast | |
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| Saturday2 August on the Old calendar | With oilMonastic rule: with oil | |
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| Sunday3 August on the Old calendar | With oilMonastic rule: with oil | 11th Sunday after Pentecost |
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| Monday4 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: strict fast | |
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| Tuesday5 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: strict fast | |
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| Wednesday6 August on the Old calendar | Fish allowedMonastic rule: fish allowed | The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ |
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| Thursday7 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: strict fast | |
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| Friday8 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: with oil | First (1566) and Second (1992) Translation of the relics of the Venerable Zosima and Sabbatius of Solovki |
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| Saturday9 August on the Old calendar | With oilMonastic rule: with oil | Apostle Matthias († c |
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| Sunday10 August on the Old calendar | With oilMonastic rule: with oil | 12th Sunday after Pentecost |
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| Monday11 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: strict fast | |
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| Tuesday12 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: strict fast | |
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| Wednesday13 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: with oil | Repose (1783) and Second Finding of the Relics (1991) of Saint Tikhon, bishop of Voronezh, Wonderworder of Zadonsk |
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| Thursday14 August on the Old calendar | Strict fastMonastic rule: strict fast | |
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All fasts of 2026
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.