October 16, 2025

Events of the day

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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 1:20–27

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  ²⁰according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

  ²¹For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

  ²²But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.

  ²³But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

  ²⁴Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

  ²⁵Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

  ²⁶that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

  ²⁷Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

• Gospel

  Luke 9:7–11

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  ⁷Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,

  ⁸and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.

  ⁹Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” He sought to see him.

  ¹⁰The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them and withdrew apart to a desert region of a city called Bethsaida.

  ¹¹But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing.

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, New Calendar (OCA practice). Text: World English Bible.

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: Prayer to the Holy Spirit “O Heavenly King”