Friday, July 11, 2025
The Orthodox liturgical day, its saint, its tone, and its fast.
On Friday, July 11, 2025, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember St Euphemia the All-Praised; St Olga of Kiev; and Nikodemos and Nektarios. It is a strict fast day. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers Synaxis of the Three Hands Icon of the Theotokos; and Translation of the Relics of Venerable Cyrus and John. It is a strict fast day.
New Calendar
Commemorated today
This day is a strict fast, no meat, dairy, fish, wine, or oil.
Old Calendar
Synaxis of the Three Hands Icon of the Theotokos
Also commemorated
- Translation of the Relics of Venerable Cyrus and John
- Sts Sergius and Herman (1353), abbots of Valaam
- Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos "Of the Three Hands"
- Our Holy Father Sennuphius the Standard-Bearer (4th c.)
This day is a strict fast, no meat, dairy, fish, wine, or oil.
The saints of the day
On the New Calendar
On the Old Calendar
- Tone 3 of the Octoechos
- 4th Week after Pentecost
The day’s readings
EpistleRomans 16.1-16
16:1I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae, 2that you receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self. 3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.
5Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ. 6Greet Mary, who labored much for us. 7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me. 8Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. 9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. 10Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. 11Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord. 13Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. 15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
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GospelMatthew 13.3-9
13:3He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. 4As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them. 5Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth. 6When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away. 7Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them. 8Others fell on good soil and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. 9He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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The order and appointment of the readings follow the Orthodox lectionary. Come to the Liturgy to hear them proclaimed.
Questions
What does the Orthodox Church remember on Friday, July 11, 2025?
- On the New Calendar, St Euphemia the All-Praised; St Olga of Kiev; and Nikodemos and Nektarios.
- On the Old Calendar, Synaxis of the Three Hands Icon of the Theotokos; and Translation of the Relics of Venerable Cyrus and John.
Is Friday, July 11, 2025 a fast day in the Orthodox Church?
Yes.
- On the New Calendar it is a strict fast day.
- On the Old Calendar it is a strict fast day.
What are the Orthodox readings for Friday, July 11, 2025?
On both calendars:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Romans 16.1-16 and the Gospel is Matthew 13.3-9.