Friday, November 9, 2029

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

On Friday, November 9, 2029, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember St Nektarios of Aegina; Onesiphorus and Porphyrius; and St John the Dwarf. It is a strict fast day. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers St Nestor of Thessalonica and St Procla, the wife of Pontius Pilate. It is a strict fast day.

The saints of the day

Name days on the New Calendar: Nektarios

  • Tone 6 of the Octoechos
  • 23rd Week after Pentecost

Readings, New Calendar

Epistle1 Thessalonians 5.9-13, 24-28

5:9For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do. 12But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13and to respect and honor them in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves. 24He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.

25Brothers, pray for us. 26Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. 27I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers. 28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

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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

Epistle1 Thessalonians 5.9-13, 24-28

5:9For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do. 12But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13and to respect and honor them in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves. 24He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.

25Brothers, pray for us. 26Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. 27I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers. 28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

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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 9, 2029?

  • On the New Calendar, St Nektarios of Aegina; Onesiphorus and Porphyrius; and St John the Dwarf.
  • On the Old Calendar, St Nestor of Thessalonica and St Procla, the wife of Pontius Pilate.

Is Friday, November 9, 2029 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 9, 2029?

On the New Calendar:

At the Liturgy, the Epistle is 1 Thessalonians 5.9-13, 24-28 and the Gospel is Luke 13.31-35.

On the Old Calendar:

At the Liturgy, the Epistle is 1 Thessalonians 5.9-13, 24-28 and the Gospel is Luke 11.23-26.

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