Fasting Seasons and Days
- Pure Monday through Lazarus Saturday
- The Great Lent
- Palm Sunday evening through Great Saturday
- Holy Week
- Monday after All Saints through June 28
- The Fast of the Holy Apostle
- August 1 through August 14
- The Dormition Fast
- August 29
- The Beheading of the Forerunner
- September 14
- The Elevation of the Precious Cross
- November 15 through December 24
- The Nativity Fast (Advent)
- January 5
- The Eve of Theophany
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- Each Wednesday and Friday, except during these four fast-free seasons:
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- December 25 through January 4
- The week following the Sunday of the Pharisee & Publican
- The week following Pascha (Bright Week)
- The week following Pentecost
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Readings - Psalter
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