Wednesday, August 30, 2034
The Orthodox liturgical day, its saint, its tone, and its fast.
On Wednesday, August 30, 2034, Orthodox Christians on the New Calendar remember Alexander, John and Paul, Patriarchs of Constantinople; St Alexander Nevsky; and Synaxis of Serbian Hierarchs. It is a strict fast day. On the Old Calendar the same day remembers St Myron of Cyzicus and St Patroclus. It is a strict fast day.
New Calendar
Commemorated today
- Sts Alexander, John, Paul, Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Translation of the Relics of St Alexander Nevsky
- Synaxis of Serbian Hierarchs
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
- Tone 4 of the Octoechos
- 13th Week after Pentecost
The day’s readings
Epistle2 Corinthians 13.3-14
13:3seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me who is not weak, but is powerful in you. 4For he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you. 5Examine your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know about your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. 6But I hope that you will know that we aren’t disqualified.
7Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we may seem to have failed. 8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 9For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect. 10For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.
11Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13All the saints greet you. 14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
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GospelMark 4.35-41
4:35On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.” 36Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him. 37A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled. 38He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?” 39He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?” 41They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
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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, August 30, 2034?
- On the New Calendar, Alexander, John and Paul, Patriarchs of Constantinople; St Alexander Nevsky; and Synaxis of Serbian Hierarchs.
- On the Old Calendar, St Myron of Cyzicus and St Patroclus.
Is Wednesday, August 30, 2034 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, August 30, 2034?
On both calendars:
At the Liturgy, the Epistle is 2 Corinthians 13.3-14 and the Gospel is Mark 4.35-41.