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Wednesday

January 15, 2031

2 January (Old Style) · 31st week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

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Events of the day

  • Repose of St Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker

    Polyeleos rank

  • St Sylvester, Pope of Rome

    Commemoration

  • Forefeast: Holy Theophany. The Baptism of the Lord

Fasting

No fast

Christmastide (25 Dec – 4 Jan Old Style) is fast-free: no fasting.

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

    James 1:1–18

  • 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

    Mark 12:28–37

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    28One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”

    29Jesus answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:

    30you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

    31The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

    32The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

    33and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

    34When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.

    35Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

    36For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” ’

    37Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.

  • 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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