August 2027
Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)
- 1 Sunday Finding of the relics of St Seraphim of Sarov 19 July (Old Style)
- 2 Monday Holy Prophet Elijah 20 July (Old Style)
- 3 Tuesday Prophet Ezekiel; Sts Simeon the Fool-for-Christ and John his fellow ascetic 21 July (Old Style)
- 4 Wednesday Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene 22 July (Old Style) · fast day
- 5 Thursday Martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus and the 13 with them; Pochaev Icon of the Theotokos 23 July (Old Style)
- 6 Friday Holy Passion-bearers Boris and Gleb 24 July (Old Style) · fast day
- 7 Saturday Dormition of Righteous Anna, mother of the Theotokos 25 July (Old Style)
- 8 Sunday Hieromartyr Hermolaus; Monk-martyr Paraskeva 26 July (Old Style)
- 9 Monday Holy Great-martyr and Healer Panteleimon 27 July (Old Style)
- 10 Tuesday Smolensk Icon of the Theotokos “Hodegetria” 28 July (Old Style)
- 11 Wednesday Martyr Callinicus 29 July (Old Style) · fast day
- 12 Thursday Apostles of the Seventy Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus and Andronicus 30 July (Old Style)
- 13 Friday Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia; Forefeast of the Procession of the Cross 31 July (Old Style) · fast day
- 14 Saturday The Seven Maccabee Martyrs, their mother Solomonia and teacher Eleazar 1 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 15 Sunday Translation of the relics of Protomartyr Stephen; Blessed Basil the Fool-for-Christ of Moscow 2 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 16 Monday Sts Isaac, Dalmatus and Faustus; St Anthony the Roman of Novgorod 3 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 17 Tuesday The Seven Youths of Ephesus 4 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 18 Wednesday Martyr Eusignius 5 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 19 Thursday Transfiguration of the Lord 6 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 20 Friday Monk-martyr Dometius; St Pimen the Much-ailing of the Kiev Caves 7 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 21 Saturday St Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus; St Gregory of Sinai 8 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 22 Sunday Apostle Matthias 9 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 23 Monday Martyr Archdeacon Laurence 10 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 24 Tuesday Martyr Archdeacon Euplus 11 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 25 Wednesday Martyrs Photius and Anicetas 12 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 26 Thursday Translation of the relics of St Maximus the Confessor; St Tikhon of Zadonsk 13 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 27 Friday Prophet Micah; Translation of the relics of St Theodosius of the Kiev Caves 14 August (Old Style) · fast day
- 28 Saturday Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos 15 August (Old Style)
- 29 Sunday Translation of the Icon of Christ Not-Made-by-Hands from Edessa to Constantinople (944) 16 August (Old Style)
- 30 Monday Martyr Myron 17 August (Old Style)
- 31 Tuesday Martyrs Florus and Laurus 18 August (Old Style)
2027
Fasts this year
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
- Cheesefare WeekMarch 8 – March 14
- Great LentMarch 15 – April 23
- Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 24 – April 25
- Holy WeekApril 26 – May 1
- Apostles' FastJune 28 – July 11
- Dormition FastAugust 14 – August 27
- Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6
Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.