Friday, November 12, 2027

The Orthodox liturgical day, its saint, its tone, and its fast.

On Friday, November 12, 2027, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember St John the Merciful of Alexandria; St Martin of Tours; and St Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai. It is a strict fast day. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia; and St Cleopas. It is a strict fast day.

The saints of the day

Name days on the New Calendar: Martin

  • Tone 3 of the Octoechos
  • 20th Week after Pentecost

Readings, New Calendar

EpistleColossians 2.1-7

2:1For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, 3in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden. 4Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

5For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. 6As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, 7rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

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GospelLuke 13.31-35

13:31On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out of here and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission. 33Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, for it can’t be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.’ 34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!

35Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

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The order and appointment of the readings follow the Orthodox lectionary. Come to the Liturgy to hear them proclaimed.

Readings, Old Calendar

EpistleColossians 2.1-7

2:1For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, 3in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden. 4Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

5For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. 6As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, 7rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

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GospelLuke 11.23-26

11:23“He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters. 24The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’ 25When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order. 26Then he goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”

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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, November 12, 2027?

  • On the New Calendar, St John the Merciful of Alexandria; St Martin of Tours; and St Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai.
  • On the Old Calendar, Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia; and St Cleopas.

Is Friday, November 12, 2027 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, November 12, 2027?

On the New Calendar:

At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Colossians 2.1-7 and the Gospel is Luke 13.31-35.

On the Old Calendar:

At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Colossians 2.1-7 and the Gospel is Luke 11.23-26.

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