July 11, 2026

Events of the day

• Translation of the relics of the Unmercenaries Cyrus and John

  Commemoration

Fasting

Fast day · Apostles' Fast

Apostles' Fast, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: fish is allowed.

• Meat: not allowed
• Dairy & eggs: not allowed
• Fish: allowed
• Oil: allowed
• Wine: allowed

By the Typikon (ch. 33) Tuesday and Thursday of the Apostles' and Nativity Fasts call for oil and wine only, fish only for a saint with a polyeleos; lay practice per the ROC calendar allows fish.

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

• Epistle

  Romans 9:1–5

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  ¹I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit

  ²that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.

  ³For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh

  ⁴who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;

  ⁵of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.

• Gospel

  Matthew 9:18–26

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  ¹⁸While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

  ¹⁹Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples.

  ²⁰Behold, a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;

  ²¹for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”

  ²²But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

  ²³When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,

  ²⁴he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.

  ²⁵But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

  ²⁶The report of this went out into all that land.

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

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: Prayer for the departed