July 3, 2027

Events of the day

• Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara

  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 3:19–26

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  ¹⁹Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

  ²⁰Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

  ²¹But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

  ²²even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

  ²³for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

  ²⁴being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

  ²⁵whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;

  ²⁶to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

• Gospel

  Matthew 7:1–8

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  ¹“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

  ²For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

  ³Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

  ⁴Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?

  ⁵You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.

  ⁶“Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

  ⁷“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

  ⁸For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

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

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: Prayer for the departed