Open the Scriptures.
Read the Septuagint Old Testament and the King James New Testament, with original introductions and selected readings from the Fathers.
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This source collection includes the deuterocanon, separate Greek additions, and an appendix. Book names and canonical lists vary across Orthodox traditions.
Book introduction
Original LogosPharos reading orientation; not a quotation from a Church Father.
Sources & notes
- Old Testament: Brenton’s English Septuagint (1851, public domain), including the deuterocanon. Edition and rights
- New Testament: King James Version, standardized text of 1769 (public domain outside the United Kingdom; special UK publication rights apply). Edition and rights
- Patristic commentary: Selected public-domain translations from the Ante-Nicene Fathers and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers collections. Each extract identifies its author, location, translator, and edition.
- Book introductions: Original to LogosPharos. These brief reading orientations are editorial introductions, not ancient quotations or a complete scholarly commentary.
Russian Synodal Bible (1876): public-domain Orthodox edition, 78 book entries. Includes Third Ezra, the Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151 and Daniel’s additions. Uses its own numbering; no missing books are supplied from another edition.
Brenton follows Septuagint Psalm numbering: Psalm 22 here corresponds to Psalm 23 in Hebrew-numbered Bibles. Many middle-range Psalms differ by one; merged and divided Psalms mean the offset is not universal. Other books can also differ in chapter and verse numbering.
Scripture and the selected Fathers excerpts can be read without AI. “Explain this verse” generates a separate AI-assisted commentary; it is not part of the public-domain edition and may use other study sources.
LogosPharos is independent and is not affiliated with Thomas Nelson’s trademarked study Bible.
Prayers for every day.
Prayers from Orthodox Church publications, with a source for every text. Choose a category and pray at your own pace.
About this collection
Eastern Orthodox Calendar
Find a feast. Understand a fast. Follow the Church year.
Not sure which calendar to use?
Choose your parish tradition for a suggested style. Your parish’s calendar always takes priority.
What does this choice change?
Suggestions change fixed feast dates only, not national fasting rules or saints’ lists. Both views use the traditional Orthodox Paschalion. General fasting guidance is source-based; follow your priest’s rule.
Church calendar
Dates below are everyday civil dates. Today is underlined; your selected day is highlighted. Tap any date for details.
Calendar color meanings
- ☦ Major feastGold cross and top border: the Twelve Great Feasts and Pascha. The fasting color remains visible underneath.
- F Strict fastRed: the general rule excludes meat, dairy, fish, wine and oil.
- W Wine & oilAmber: wine and oil are allowed; meat, dairy and fish remain excluded.
- Fish allowedTeal: fish, wine and oil are allowed; meat and dairy remain excluded. No fish badge letter is used.
- ○ Fast-freeGreen: no general dietary fast is assigned.
- V / M / ? Special guidanceNeutral: V means wine only; M means no meat; ? means consult your parish rule. These are not fast-free days.
• A dot marks a calculated feast or a source-listed daily commemoration. Select the day for its names and guidance. Colors describe general rules, not personal fasting prescriptions.
Feasts and fasting seasons for the selected year
How to use the fasting guidance
Strict baseline: abstain from meat, eggs, dairy, fish with backbones, wine/alcohol, and oil under strict observance. Plant-based foods are the usual basis; shellfish and the distinction between olive oil and other oils vary by practice.
Wine and oil: those are allowed, but meat, dairy, eggs and fish with backbones remain excluded. A fish allowance also permits wine and oil, not meat, dairy or eggs.
Cheesefare: no meat; dairy, eggs and fish are allowed, including Wednesday and Friday. Fast-free: no general dietary restriction. This does not remove separate preparation for Holy Communion.
Feast rank, vigils, patronal feasts and combined services can change allowances. Annunciation during Holy Week requires the specific parish Typikon. Old Calendar commemorations must not be obtained by simply shifting a mixed New Calendar daily listing.
Fasting includes prayer, repentance, generosity and restraint, not only food. It is not a diet or a way to earn salvation. Follow your priest’s guidance. Children, pregnancy, illness and other circumstances require individual pastoral and medical consideration. Do not stop medication or attempt total abstinence because of this calendar.
Source fasting outline and pastoral qualifications · Source Paschal cycle
Teachings of the Orthodox Church
A guided introduction to what Orthodox Christians believe, how we live, and where Christian traditions differ.
This is an introductory curriculum, not an exhaustive catechism or a replacement for life in a parish. Summaries below distinguish shared doctrine from differences in terminology, practice and interpretation. Sources are linked for study; they are not verbatim quotations.
For personal spiritual or moral decisions, speak with your priest. Some questions require more context than a short article can provide. Historical claims about an author must be checked against that author’s actual text—not inferred from later polemics.