Wednesday, October 15, 2031
The Orthodox liturgical day, its saint, its tone, and its fast.
On Wednesday, October 15, 2031, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember St Euthymius the New of Thessalonica and St Lucian of Antioch. It is a strict fast day. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers Cyprian, Justina and Theoctistus; and St Andrew the Fool for Christ. It is a strict fast day.
New Calendar
Commemorated today
This day is a strict fast, no meat, dairy, fish, wine, or oil.
Old Calendar
Commemorated today
This day is a strict fast, no meat, dairy, fish, wine, or oil.
The saints of the day
On the New Calendar
On the Old Calendar
Name days on the New Calendar: Lucian
- Tone 2 of the Octoechos
- 19th Week after Pentecost
Readings, New Calendar
EpistlePhilippians 2.24-30
2:24But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly. 25But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need, 26since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick. 27For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow. 28I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
29Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor, 30because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
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GospelLuke 8.22-25
8:22Now on one of those days, he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out. 23But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. 24They came to him and awoke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are dying!” He awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; then they ceased, and it was calm. 25He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who is this then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”
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Readings, Old Calendar
EpistlePhilippians 2.24-30
2:24But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly. 25But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need, 26since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick. 27For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow. 28I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
29Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor, 30because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
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GospelLuke 6.46-7.1
6:46“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say? 47Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will show you who he is like. 48He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock. 49But he who hears and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.” 7:1After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
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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 Wednesday, October 15, 2031?
- On the New Calendar, St Euthymius the New of Thessalonica and St Lucian of Antioch.
- On the Old Calendar, Cyprian, Justina and Theoctistus; and St Andrew the Fool for Christ.
Is Wednesday, October 15, 2031 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 Wednesday, October 15, 2031?
On the New Calendar:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Philippians 2.24-30 and the Gospel is Luke 8.22-25.
On the Old Calendar:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Philippians 2.24-30 and the Gospel is Luke 6.46-7.1.
