Saturday, August 24, 2030
Translation of the Relics of St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia
On Saturday, August 24, 2030, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember Translation of the Relics of St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia; St Eutychius; and St Kosmas of Aitolia. It is not a fast day. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers St Euplus of Catania and St Susanna the Virgin. It is a fast day, with wine and oil.
New Calendar
Translation of the Relics of St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia
Also commemorated
- Hieromartyr Eutichius
- Translation of the Relics of Peter, Metropolitan of Kiev
- New Hieromartyr Kosmas of Aitolia, Equal-to-the-Apostles (1779)
This day is not a fast day, all foods are permitted.
Old Calendar
Commemorated today
- Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Euplus of Catania
- The Holy Martyr Susanna the Virgin, and those with her (295-296)
- Saint Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople (1508)
- Repose of Fr Georges Florovsky (1979) (July 29 OC)
This day is a fast day, but wine and oil are permitted, no meat, dairy, or fish.
The saints of the day
On the New Calendar
On the Old Calendar
- Tone 8 of the Octoechos
- 9th Week after Pentecost
The day’s readings
EpistleRomans 15.30-33
15:30Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me, 31that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest. 33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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GospelMatthew 17.24-18.4
17:24When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?” 25He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?” 26Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt. 27But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
18:1In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” 2Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them 3and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 4Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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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, August 24, 2030?
- On the New Calendar, Translation of the Relics of St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia; St Eutychius; and St Kosmas of Aitolia.
- On the Old Calendar, St Euplus of Catania and St Susanna the Virgin.
Is Saturday, August 24, 2030 a fast day in the Orthodox Church?
- On the New Calendar it is not a fast day.
- On the Old Calendar it is a fast day, with wine and oil.
What are the Orthodox readings for Saturday, August 24, 2030?
On both calendars:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Romans 15.30-33 and the Gospel is Matthew 17.24-18.4.