October 12, 2025

Events of the day

• St Cyriacus the Hermit

  Commemoration

Fasting

No fast

No fast today.

Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.

Readings of the day

• 7th Matins Gospel

  John 20:1–10

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  ¹Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.

  ²Therefore she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him!”

  ³Therefore Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went toward the tomb.

  ⁴They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first.

  ⁵Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying, yet he didn’t enter in.

  ⁶Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,

  ⁷and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

  ⁸So then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and he saw and believed.

  ⁹For as yet they didn’t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

  ¹⁰So the disciples went away again to their own homes.

• Epistle

  2 Corinthians 9:6–11

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  ⁶Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

  ⁷Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

  ⁸And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

  ⁹As it is written, “He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.”

  ¹⁰Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

  ¹¹you being enriched in everything to all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.

• Gospel

  Luke 6:31–36

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  ³¹“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

  ³²If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

  ³³If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

  ³⁴If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.

  ³⁵But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

  ³⁶“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, Julian calendar. Text: World English Bible.

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: The Symbol of Faith (Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed)