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Tuesday

December 5, 2028

22 November (Old Style) · 27th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

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Events of the day

  • Apostle Philemon and those with him; Right-believing Great Prince Michael of Tver

    Commemoration

  • Afterfeast: Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

Fasting

Fast day · Nativity Fast

Nativity 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

    1 Timothy 5:11–21

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    11But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

    12having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.

    13Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

    14I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

    15For already some have turned away after Satan.

    16If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.

    17Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

    18For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.” And, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”

    19Don’t receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.

    20Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

    21I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

  • Gospel

    Luke 17:26–37

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

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