November 4, 2027

Events of the day

• Kazan Icon of the Theotokos (deliverance of Moscow and Russia in 1612)

  Polyeleos rank

• Equal-to-the-Apostles Abercius of Hierapolis; the Seven Youths of Ephesus

  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

  Philippians 3:1–8

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  ¹Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.

  ²Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

  ³For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

  ⁴though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

  ⁵circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

  ⁶concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

  ⁷However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.

  ⁸Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

• Gospel

  Luke 9:49–56

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  ⁴⁹John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”

  ⁵⁰Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”

  ⁵¹It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem

  ⁵²and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.

  ⁵³They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set toward Jerusalem.

  ⁵⁴When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”

  ⁵⁵But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.

  ⁵⁶For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” They went to another village.

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

Saints and icons

• Kazan Icon of the Theotokos
• Prayer of the day: Hymn to the Theotokos “Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos”