Saturday, November 22, 2031
The Orthodox liturgical day, its saint, its tone, and its fast.
On Saturday, November 22, 2031, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember Philemon, Archippus and Apphia; St Michael of Tver; and Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus. It is a fast day, with fish, wine and oil. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers St Nektarios of Aegina; and Onesiphorus and Porphyrius. It is not a fast day.
New Calendar
Commemorated today
This day is a fast day, but fish, wine, and oil are permitted; no meat or dairy.
Old Calendar
St Nektarios of AeginaWonderworker of Aegina, gentle bishop · †1920
Also commemorated
- Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius
- Our Father among the Saints Nectarius (Nektarios), bishop of Pentapolis, Wonderworker, and founder of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity on Aegina (1920).
- Our Venerable Father John the Dwarf (John the Short) (4th c.)
- Our Holy Mother Matrona (492)
- Saint Symeon Metaphrastes (960)
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 7 of the Octoechos
- 24th Week after Pentecost
Readings, New Calendar
EpistleGalatians 1.3-10
1:3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father— 5to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”, 7but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
8But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed. 9As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed. 10For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
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GospelLuke 9.57-62
9:57As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.” 58Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 59He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” 60But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.” 61Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.” 62But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”
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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
EpistleGalatians 1.3-10
1:3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father— 5to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”, 7but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
8But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed. 9As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed. 10For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
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GospelLuke 9.37-43
9:37On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. 38Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only born child. 39Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams; and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely. 40I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.” 41Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
42While he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,
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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, November 22, 2031?
- On the New Calendar, Philemon, Archippus and Apphia; St Michael of Tver; and Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus.
- On the Old Calendar, St Nektarios of Aegina; and Onesiphorus and Porphyrius.
Is Saturday, November 22, 2031 a fast day in the Orthodox Church?
- On the New Calendar it is a fast day, with fish, wine and oil.
- On the Old Calendar it is not a fast day.
What are the Orthodox readings for Saturday, November 22, 2031?
On the New Calendar:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Galatians 1.3-10 and the Gospel is Luke 9.57-62.
On the Old Calendar:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is Galatians 1.3-10 and the Gospel is Luke 9.37-43.