July 24, 2027

Events of the day

• Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Olga, Great Princess of Russia, in baptism Helen

  Polyeleos rank

• Commemoration of the miracle of Great-martyr Euphemia

  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

• Epistle

  Romans 8:14–21

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  ¹⁴For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.

  ¹⁵For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

  ¹⁶The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;

  ¹⁷and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

  ¹⁸For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

  ¹⁹For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

  ²⁰For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope

  ²¹that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

• Gospel

  Matthew 9:9–13

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  ⁹As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.

  ¹⁰As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

  ¹¹When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

  ¹²When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

  ¹³But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

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

Saints and icons

• Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Princess Olga
• Prayer of the day: Prayer for the departed