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August 1, 2026

19 July (Old Style) · 9th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

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Events of the day

  • Finding of the relics of St Seraphim of Sarov

    Polyeleos rank

  • St Macrina, sister of St Basil the Great

    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

  • Vespers

    Wisdom of Solomon 3:1–9

  • Vespers

    Wisdom of Solomon 5:15–6:3

  • Vespers

    Wisdom of Solomon 4:7–15

  • Matins Gospel

    Matthew 11:27–30

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    27All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.

    28“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

    29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

    30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

  • Epistle

    Romans 14:6–9

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    6He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks.

    7For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.

    8For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

    9For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

  • Epistle · St Seraphim

    Galatians 5:22–6:2

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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

    23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

    24Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

    25If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.

    26Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

    1Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

    2Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

  • Gospel

    Matthew 15:32–39

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    32Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”

    33The disciples said to him, “Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”

    34Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”

    35He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

    36and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

    37They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

    38Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.

    39Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.

  • Gospel · St Seraphim

    Luke 6:17–23

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    17He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

    18as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.

    19All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out of him and healed them all.

    20He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

    21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

    22Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

    23Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.

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

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