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Orthodox fasting calendar

May 2027 fasting calendar

The Orthodox fasting rule for every day of May 2027, on both the New and the Old Calendar, with the feasts of the month.

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Fasting seasons and fast days this month

New Calendar

  • Holy Week: May 1
  • Bright Week: May 2–8

Old Calendar

  • Holy Week: May 1
  • Bright Week: May 2–8

Great feasts

  • PASCHA — The Resurrection of Christ — May 2 (New Calendar)
  • PASCHA — The Resurrection of Christ — May 2 (Old Calendar)

Day by day

Daily fasting rule, May 2027
DateNew CalendarOld CalendarFeast or commemoration
SatStrict fastHoly WeekStrict fastHoly WeekProphet Jeremiah
SunFast-freeBright WeekFast-freeBright WeekPASCHA — The Resurrection of Christ (New)
MonFast-freeBright WeekFast-freeBright WeekMartyrs Timothy and Maura
TueFast-freeBright WeekFast-freeBright WeekVirgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus
WedFast-freeBright WeekFast-freeBright WeekGreat Martyr Irene of Thessalonica
ThuFast-freeBright WeekFast-freeBright WeekRighteous Job the Long-suffering
FriFast-freeBright WeekFast-freeBright WeekApparition of the Sign of the Cross over Jerusalem
SatFast-freeBright WeekFast-freeBright WeekApostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
SunNo fast todayNo fast todayProphet Isaiah
MonNo fast todayNo fast todayApostle Simon the Zealot
TueNo fast todayNo fast todaySts. Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Teachers of the Slavs
WedStrict fastStrict fastSt. Epiphanius of Cyprus
ThuNo fast todayNo fast todayVirgin-martyr Glyceria
FriStrict fastStrict fastMartyr Isidore of Chios
SatNo fast todayNo fast todaySt. Pachomius the Great, founder of cenobitic monasticism
SunNo fast todayNo fast todaySt. Theodore the Sanctified, disciple of Pachomius
MonNo fast todayNo fast todayApostle Andronicus and Junia of the Seventy
TueNo fast todayNo fast todayMartyr Theodotus of Ancyra and seven virgins
WedStrict fastStrict fastHieromartyr Patrick of Prusa and companions
ThuNo fast todayNo fast todayMartyr Thalelaeus
FriStrict fastStrict fastSts. Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles
SatNo fast todayNo fast todayMartyr Basiliscus
SunNo fast todayNo fast todaySt. Michael the Confessor of Synnada
MonNo fast todayNo fast todaySt. Symeon the Stylite of the Wonderful Mountain
TueNo fast todayNo fast todayThird Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist
WedStrict fastStrict fastApostle Carpus of the Seventy
ThuNo fast todayNo fast todayHieromartyr Therapon
FriStrict fastStrict fastSt. Nicetas of Chalcedon
SatNo fast todayNo fast todayVirgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre
SunNo fast todayNo fast todaySt. Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery
MonNo fast todayNo fast todayApostle Hermas
Strict fastNo meat, dairy, eggs, fish, wine or oil — vegetables, grains and fruit. Simplicity as prayer.Wine & oil permittedWine and olive oil are permitted today. No meat, dairy, eggs or fish.Fish permittedFish is allowed today, with wine, oil, shellfish and all foods of the earth. No meat, dairy or eggs.Cheesefare — dairy permittedNo meat this week, but dairy, eggs and fish are welcome every day — even Wednesday and Friday.Fast-freeA fast-free period: the Church is feasting. All foods with gratitude.No fast todayAn ordinary day — eat with thanksgiving.
Follow your parish

These are the general fasting rules of the Orthodox Church, computed for both calendars. Local custom, age, health, pregnancy and your priest’s guidance come first — when in doubt, ask your priest.

Old and New Calendar

New Calendar (Revised Julian) churches — most Greek, Antiochian, OCA, Romanian and Bulgarian parishes — keep fixed feasts on the civil date. Old Calendar (Julian) churches — Russian, Serbian, Georgian and others — keep them 13 days later on the civil calendar. Pascha and the feasts that depend on it fall on the same day for both.