{"id":256,"date":"2026-04-10T02:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romanianchurchmalta.com\/?p=256"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:24:34","slug":"orthodox-fasting-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/romanianchurchmalta.com\/ro\/orthodox-fasting-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Orthodox Fasting Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Orthodox Christian fasting calendar is one of the most distinctive and spiritually rich aspects of Eastern Christianity. For Romanian Orthodox faithful living in Malta \u2014 and for anyone exploring the Orthodox tradition \u2014 this calendar serves as a practical guide to the liturgical rhythm of the entire year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#orthodox-fasting-calendar\">Orthodox Fasting Calendar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#printable-orthodox-fasting-calendar\">Printable Orthodox Fasting Calendar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#what-is-orthodox-fasting\">What Is Orthodox Fasting?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-read-this-calendar\">How to Read This Calendar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#the-major-fasting-seasons-in-2026\">The Major Fasting Seasons in 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#orthodox-fasting--the-romanian-tradition\">Orthodox Fasting &amp; the Romanian Tradition<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a-note-on-calendar-systems\">A Note on Calendar Systems<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#pastoral-guidance\">Pastoral Guidance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"orthodox-fasting-calendar\">Orthodox Fasting Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegoodshepherd.org.au\/fasting-calendar\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Good Sheperd<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Orthodox Fasting Calendar 2026<\/title>\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Crimson+Pro:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&#038;family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 All styles scoped to #fc-root \u2500\u2500 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<\/div>\n\n  <!-- LEGEND -->\n  <div class=\"fc-legend\">\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-title\">Legend<\/div>\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-item\">\n      <div class=\"fc-legend-dot\" style=\"background:var(--fc-red)\"><\/div>\n      <span>Abstain from meat, fish, dairy, eggs, alcohol &amp; oil<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-item\">\n      <div class=\"fc-legend-dot\" style=\"background:var(--fc-grn)\"><\/div>\n      <span>Abstain from meat, fish, dairy &amp; eggs<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-item\">\n      <div class=\"fc-legend-dot\" style=\"background:var(--fc-blu)\"><\/div>\n      <span>Abstain from meat, dairy &amp; eggs<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-item\">\n      <div class=\"fc-legend-dot\" style=\"background:var(--fc-yel)\"><\/div>\n      <span>Abstain from meat only<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- MONTHS -->\n  <div class=\"fc-grid\">\n<div class=\"fc-month\">\n  <h3>January<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"fc-table\">\n   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class=\"fc-red\">30<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">31<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fc-month\">\n  <h3>April<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"fc-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>S<\/th><th>M<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>W<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>F<\/th><th>S<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-blue\">5<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">1<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">2<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">3<\/td><td class=\"fc-green\">4<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>12<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">6<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">7<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">8<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">9<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">10<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">11<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>19<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>18<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>26<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>25<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><\/td><td>27<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>30<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n    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<tbody>\n<tr><td>7<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-blue\">14<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">8<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">9<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">10<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">11<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">12<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">13<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-blue\">21<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">15<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">16<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">17<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">18<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">19<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">20<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-blue\">28<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">22<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">23<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">24<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">25<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">26<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">27<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><\/td><td>29<\/td><td>30<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fc-month\">\n  <h3>July<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"fc-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>S<\/th><th>M<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>W<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>F<\/th><th>S<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n<tr><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">3<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>12<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>7<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">8<\/td><td>9<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">10<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>19<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>14<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">15<\/td><td>16<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">17<\/td><td>18<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>26<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>21<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">22<\/td><td>23<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">24<\/td><td>25<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><\/td><td>27<\/td><td>28<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">29<\/td><td>30<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">31<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fc-month\">\n  <h3>August<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"fc-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>S<\/th><th>M<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>W<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>F<\/th><th>S<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-green\">2<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"fc-green\">1<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-green\">9<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">3<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">4<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">5<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">6<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">7<\/td><td class=\"fc-green\">8<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>16<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">10<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">11<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">12<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">13<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">14<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>23<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>18<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">19<\/td><td>20<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">21<\/td><td>22<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>30<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>27<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">28<\/td><td class=\"fc-green\">29<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><\/td><td>31<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fc-month\">\n  <h3>September<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"fc-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>S<\/th><th>M<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>W<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>F<\/th><th>S<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n<tr><td>6<\/td><td><\/td><td>1<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">2<\/td><td>3<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">4<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>13<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>8<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">9<\/td><td>10<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">11<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>20<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">14<\/td><td>15<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">16<\/td><td>17<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">18<\/td><td>19<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>27<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>22<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">23<\/td><td>24<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">25<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><\/td><td>28<\/td><td>29<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">30<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fc-month\">\n  <h3>October<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"fc-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>S<\/th><th>M<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>W<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>F<\/th><th>S<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n<tr><td>4<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>1<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">2<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>11<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>6<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">7<\/td><td>8<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">9<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>18<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>13<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">14<\/td><td>15<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">16<\/td><td>17<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>25<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>20<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">21<\/td><td>22<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">23<\/td><td>24<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><\/td><td>26<\/td><td>27<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">28<\/td><td>29<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">30<\/td><td>31<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fc-month\">\n  <h3>November<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"fc-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>S<\/th><th>M<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>W<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>F<\/th><th>S<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n<tr><td>1<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>8<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">6<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-blue\">15<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>10<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">11<\/td><td>12<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">13<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-blue\">22<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">16<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">17<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">18<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">19<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">20<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">21<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-blue\">29<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">23<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">24<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">25<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">26<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">27<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">28<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">30<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fc-month\">\n  <h3>December<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"fc-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>S<\/th><th>M<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>W<\/th><th>T<\/th><th>F<\/th><th>S<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-blue\">6<\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">1<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">2<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">3<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">4<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">5<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-green\">13<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">7<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">8<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">9<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">10<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">11<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">12<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td class=\"fc-green\">20<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">14<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">15<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">16<\/td><td class=\"fc-blue\">17<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">18<\/td><td class=\"fc-green\">19<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>27<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">21<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">22<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">23<\/td><td class=\"fc-red\">24<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><\/td><td>28<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>31<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- NOTE -->\n  <p class=\"fc-note\">\n    New Calendar (Revised Julian) &bull; Romanian Orthodox Church<br>\n    For pastoral guidance contact Fr. George Alexandru Popescu<br>\n    <a href=\"tel:+35677328474\">+356 7732 8474<\/a> &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parohiamalta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook.com\/parohiamalta<\/a> &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/romanianchurchmalta.com\/ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">romanianchurchmalta.com<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.fc-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/#fc-root -->\n\n<script>\n(function() {\n  var root = document.getElementById('fc-root');\n  var btn  = document.getElementById('fc-theme-btn');\n  var dark = false;\n\n  var SUN = '<svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M12 1v2M12 21v2M4.22 4.22l1.42 1.42M18.36 18.36l1.42 1.42M1 12h2M21 12h2M4.22 19.78l1.42-1.42M18.36 5.64l1.42-1.42\"\/><\/svg>';\n  var MOON = '<svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" 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sans-serif;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    max-width: 1200px;\n    color: #333;\n  }\n  \n  \/* Legend Styling *\/\n  .fc-legend {\n    background: #000;\n    color: #fff;\n    padding: 20px;\n    border-radius: 8px;\n    margin-bottom: 30px;\n    font-size: 14px;\n    line-height: 1.4;\n  }\n  .fc-legend h3 {\n    margin-top: 0;\n    margin-bottom: 15px;\n    color: #ffd700;\n    font-size: 24px;\n  }\n  .fc-legend-row {\n    display: flex;\n    justify-content: space-between;\n    align-items: center;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\n    padding: 10px 0;\n  }\n  .fc-legend-row:last-child {\n    border-bottom: none;\n    padding-bottom: 0;\n  }\n  .fc-legend-color {\n    width: 25px;\n    height: 20px;\n    border-radius: 2px;\n    margin-left: 15px;\n    flex-shrink: 0;\n  }\n\n  \/* Grid Layout for Months *\/\n  .fc-months-wrapper {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));\n    gap: 25px;\n  }\n  \n  \/* Individual Month Styling *\/\n  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 .fc-red { background-color: #ffb3b3; }\n  .fc-green { background-color: #80ff80; }\n  .fc-blue { background-color: #b3b3ff; }\n  .fc-yellow { background-color: #ffff99; }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"fc-container\">\n  \n  <div class=\"fc-legend\">\n    <h3>Legend<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-row\">\n      <span>Abstain from meat, fish, dairy, eggs, alcohol, oil<\/span>\n      <div class=\"fc-legend-color fc-red\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-row\">\n      <span>Abstain from meat, fish, dairy, eggs<\/span>\n      <div class=\"fc-legend-color fc-green\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-row\">\n      <span>Abstain from meat, dairy, eggs<\/span>\n      <div class=\"fc-legend-color fc-blue\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fc-legend-row\">\n      <span>Abstain from meat<\/span>\n      <div class=\"fc-legend-color fc-yellow\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"fc-months-wrapper\">\n    \n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">January<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">3<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">10<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">17<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">24<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">30<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">31<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">February<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">7<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">14<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-yellow\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-yellow\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-yellow\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-yellow\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-yellow\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-yellow\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">21<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-yellow\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">28<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">March<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">7<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">14<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">21<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">28<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">30<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">31<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">April<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">4<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">11<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">18<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">25<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">30<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">May<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">2<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">9<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">16<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">23<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">30<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">31<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">June<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">6<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">13<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">20<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">27<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">30<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">July<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">4<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">11<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">18<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">25<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">30<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">31<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">August<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">1<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">8<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">15<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">22<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">29<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">30<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">31<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">September<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">5<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">12<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">19<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">26<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">30<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">October<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">3<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">10<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">17<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">24<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">30<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">31<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">November<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">5<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">7<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">12<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">14<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">19<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">21<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">26<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">28<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">30<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fc-month\">\n      <h4 class=\"fc-month-name\">December<\/h4>\n      <div class=\"fc-days-grid\">\n        <div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">M<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">W<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">T<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">F<\/div><div class=\"fc-day-header\">S<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-empty\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">1<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">2<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">3<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">4<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">5<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">6<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">7<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">8<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">9<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">10<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">11<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">12<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">13<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">14<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">15<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">16<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-blue\">17<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">18<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">19<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-green\">20<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">21<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">22<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">23<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-red\">24<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">25<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">26<\/div>\n        <div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">27<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">28<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">29<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">30<\/div><div class=\"fc-day fc-white\">31<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-orthodox-fasting\">What Is Orthodox Fasting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orthodox Christian fasting is not simply abstaining from food. It is a <strong>spiritual discipline of the whole person<\/strong> \u2014 body, soul, and mind \u2014 practiced in union with the Church throughout the year. Fasting involves refraining from certain foods, increasing prayer, practicing almsgiving, and turning the heart more intentionally toward God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Orthodox Church prescribes fasting on <strong>Wednesdays and Fridays<\/strong> throughout the year, commemorating the betrayal and crucifixion of Christ, as well as during four major fasting seasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Great Lent<\/strong> (<em>Postul Mare<\/em>) \u2014 the 40-day fast before Holy Pascha (Easter), the most solemn fasting period of the year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Apostles&#8217; Fast<\/strong> (<em>Postul Sfin\u021bilor Apostoli<\/em>) \u2014 begins after Pentecost and ends on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Dormition Fast<\/strong> (<em>Postul Adormirii Maicii Domnului<\/em>) \u2014 August 1\u201314, preceding the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Nativity Fast<\/strong> (<em>Postul Cr\u0103ciunului<\/em>) \u2014 November 15 to December 24, preparing for the Nativity of Christ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-read-this-calendar\">How to Read This Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The calendar uses four color codes to indicate the level of fasting required on each day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd34 Red \u2014 Strict Fast<\/strong><br>Abstain from meat, fish, dairy products, eggs, alcohol, and oil. This is the most rigorous level of fasting, observed on weekdays during Great Lent, Holy Week, and certain other solemn days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udfe2 Green \u2014 Fish Permitted<\/strong><br>Abstain from meat, dairy products, and eggs, but fish, wine, and oil are permitted. This level is typical of Saturdays and Sundays during Lent, and feast days that fall within fasting periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd35 Blue \u2014 Wine &amp; Oil Permitted<\/strong><br>Abstain from meat, dairy, and eggs, but wine and oil (and sometimes fish) are permitted. This is characteristic of Wednesdays and Fridays outside of fasting seasons, and certain weekdays within the fasting periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udfe1 Yellow \u2014 Meat Only<\/strong><br>Abstain from meat only. This lighter fast is observed during particular periods, such as the week before Great Lent begins (Cheesefare Week \/ <em>S\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na alb\u0103<\/em>), when dairy and fish are freely permitted but meat is excluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>White \u2014 No Specific Fast<\/strong><br>No fasting restriction is prescribed. These include the Bright Week following Pascha, the week after Pentecost, the Nativity season, and other festal periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-major-fasting-seasons-in-2026\">The Major Fasting Seasons in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"great-lent--holy-week-marchapril-2026\">Great Lent &amp; Holy Week (March\u2013April 2026)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Great Lent in 2026 begins on <strong>Monday, March 2<\/strong> (Clean Monday) and culminates in the solemn and beautiful services of <strong>Holy Week<\/strong>, ending with the Resurrection of Christ \u2014 <strong>Holy Pascha<\/strong> \u2014 celebrated on the night of <strong>Saturday, April 4 \/ Sunday, April 5<\/strong>. Great Lent is the spiritual heart of the Orthodox year, a 40-day journey of repentance, prayer, and renewal modeled on Christ&#8217;s 40-day fast in the wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-apostles-fast-junejuly-2026\">The Apostles&#8217; Fast (June\u2013July 2026)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Apostles&#8217; Fast begins the Monday after All Saints Sunday (the Sunday after Pentecost) and ends on <strong>June 29<\/strong>, the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. Its length varies each year depending on the date of Pascha. In 2026 it begins in early June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-dormition-fast-august-114-2026\">The Dormition Fast (August 1\u201314, 2026)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A two-week fast in honor of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), culminating in the great feast of her <strong>Dormition (Falling Asleep)<\/strong> on August 15. This is a fast of particular tenderness and Marian devotion in the Romanian Orthodox tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-nativity-fast-november-15--december-24-2026\">The Nativity Fast (November 15 \u2013 December 24, 2026)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 40-day fast preparing the faithful for the <strong>Nativity of Christ<\/strong> on December 25 (New Calendar). Known in Romanian as <em>Postul Cr\u0103ciunului<\/em>, this fast is observed with varying degrees of strictness, gradually intensifying as Christmas approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"orthodox-fasting--the-romanian-tradition\">Orthodox Fasting &amp; the Romanian Tradition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Romanian Orthodox Church has one of the richest fasting traditions in the Orthodox world. Fasting is not experienced as a burden but as a <strong>gift<\/strong> \u2014 a participatory sharing in the self-offering of Christ, a bodily prayer, and a discipline that has shaped Romanian culture, cuisine, and community life for two millennia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Romanian fasting foods \u2014 <em>m\u00e2ncare de post<\/em> \u2014 include bean soups, vegetable stews, mushroom dishes, polenta (<em>m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103<\/em>), and fasting pastries. Many Romanian families maintain the fasting discipline even while living abroad, finding in it a connection not only to God but to their homeland and heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Romanian and Moldovan faithful living in Malta, fasting is a way of staying rooted \u2014 in faith, in identity, and in the rhythm of a calendar that has shaped their people since the time of the Apostle Andrew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-note-on-calendar-systems\">A Note on Calendar Systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Romanian Orthodox Church follows the <strong>New Calendar (Revised Julian Calendar)<\/strong>, which aligns with the Gregorian calendar for fixed feasts (Christmas on December 25, Theophany on January 6, etc.) while calculating Pascha (Easter) according to the traditional Orthodox Paschalion. This means our Pascha date may differ from both the Western Easter and from Orthodox churches using the Old (Julian) Calendar, such as the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pastoral-guidance\">Pastoral Guidance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fasting practices vary according to age, health, and individual circumstance. The Church has always been pastorally sensitive \u2014 fasting is a tool for spiritual growth, not a law that overrides the needs of the body or the family. Children, the elderly, pregnant women, and those with medical conditions are always guided with compassion and pastoral wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have questions about how to apply the fasting discipline in your own life, <strong>Fr. George Alexandru Popescu<\/strong> is available for personal pastoral conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcde <strong>+356 7732 8474<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udcd8 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parohiamalta\">facebook.com\/parohiamalta<\/a><br>\ud83d\udccd St. Roque&#8217;s Church, St. Ursula Street, Valletta, Malta<br>\ud83c\udf10 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/romanianchurchmalta.com\/ro\/\">romanianchurchmalta.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Can non-Orthodox Christians follow the Orthodox fasting calendar?<\/strong><br>Anyone is welcome to explore Orthodox fasting as a spiritual practice. Many people who attend our parish or are interested in Orthodox Christianity adopt elements of the fasting discipline as part of their own journey. Speak with Fr. George for guidance tailored to your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is it a sin to break the fast?<\/strong><br>Orthodox theology does not treat fasting as a legal obligation that, when broken, incurs guilt. Rather, it is a spiritual ascesis \u2014 a discipline of training the will. When we fall short, we return to the practice with repentance and renewed intention, not guilt or discouragement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What about fasting when traveling or eating with non-Orthodox family?<\/strong><br>The Church&#8217;s tradition offers guidance here: charity toward others \u2014 including sharing meals with family or guests \u2014 is itself a virtue. The spirit of fasting is maintained even when exact dietary rules cannot be followed. Speak with your priest about how to navigate these situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where can I find Romanian fasting recipes?<\/strong><br>Traditional Romanian fasting recipes (<em>re\u021bete de post<\/em>) are widely available online at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doxologia.ro\/\">doxologia.ro<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crestinortodox.ro\/\">crestinortodox.ro<\/a>. Many beautiful cookbooks on Romanian fasting cuisine are also available in print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Fasting is the soul of prayer, mercy is the lifeblood of fasting. 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