Tuesday, September 2, 2031
The Orthodox liturgical day, its saint, its tone, and its fast.
On Tuesday, September 2, 2031, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev Caves; St Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia; and St John the Faster. It is not a fast day. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers Prophet Samuel and St Philip of Heraklion. It is not a fast day.
New Calendar
Commemorated today
- Venerable Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev Caves
- Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia (275), and his parents, Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina
- St John IV, Patriarch of Constantinople, known as John the Faster (595)
- Righteous Eleazar, son of Aaron and second High Priest of Israel
- Repose of Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) of Platina (1982). (August 20 OC)
This day is not a fast day, all foods are permitted.
Old Calendar
Commemorated today
This day is not a fast day, all foods are permitted.
The saints of the day
On the New Calendar
On the Old Calendar
- Tone 4 of the Octoechos
- 13th Week after Pentecost
The day’s readings
Epistle2 Corinthians 12.20-13.2
12:20For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots, 21that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness, sexual immorality, and lustfulness which they committed. 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”
2I have warned previously, and I warn again, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now and to all the rest that if I come again, I will not spare,
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GospelMark 4.24-34
4:24He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear. 25For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.” 26He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, 27and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
28For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” 30He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? 31It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth, 32yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
33With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
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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 Tuesday, September 2, 2031?
- On the New Calendar, Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev Caves; St Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia; and St John the Faster.
- On the Old Calendar, Prophet Samuel and St Philip of Heraklion.
Is Tuesday, September 2, 2031 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 Tuesday, September 2, 2031?
On both calendars:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is 2 Corinthians 12.20-13.2 and the Gospel is Mark 4.24-34.