Saturday, February 6, 2027
The Orthodox liturgical day, its saint, its tone, and its fast.
On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna; St Photios of Constantinople; and Barsanuphius and John of Palestine. It is not a fast day. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers St Xenia of St Petersburg and St Xenia of Rome. It is not a fast day.
New Calendar
Commemorated today
- St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna
- St Photios, patriarch of Constantinople (891)
- Sts Barsanuphius and John the Prophet, monks of Palestine (6th c.)
This day is not a fast day, all foods are permitted.
Old Calendar
St Xenia of St PetersburgFool-for-Christ of St Petersburg · 18th c.
Also commemorated
This day is not a fast day, all foods are permitted.
The saints of the day
On the New Calendar
On the Old Calendar
Name days on the New Calendar: Photios
- Tone 2 of the Octoechos
- 35th Week after Pentecost
The day’s readings
EpistleColossians 1.3-6
1:3We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints, 5because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News 6which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,
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GospelLuke 16.10-15
16:10He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. 11If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? 13No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to one and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”
14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him. 15He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
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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 Saturday, February 6, 2027?
- On the New Calendar, St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna; St Photios of Constantinople; and Barsanuphius and John of Palestine.
- On the Old Calendar, St Xenia of St Petersburg and St Xenia of Rome.
Is Saturday, February 6, 2027 a fast day in the Orthodox Church?
No.
- On the New Calendar it is not a fast day.
- On the Old Calendar it is not a fast day.
What are the Orthodox readings for Saturday, February 6, 2027?
On both calendars:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Colossians 1.3-6 and the Gospel is Luke 16.10-15.