January 24, 2027

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

• 1st Matins Gospel

  Matthew 28:16–20

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  ¹⁶But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.

  ¹⁷When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.

  ¹⁸Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

  ¹⁹Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

  ²⁰teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

• Epistle

  Colossians 3:4–11

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  ⁴When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

  ⁵Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

  ⁶For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

  ⁷You also once walked in those, when you lived in them;

  ⁸but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

  ⁹Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

  ¹⁰and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

  ¹¹where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.

• Gospel

  Luke 18:35–43

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  ³⁵As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.

  ³⁶Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.

  ³⁷They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

  ³⁸He cried out, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”

  ³⁹Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”

  ⁴⁰Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,

  ⁴¹“What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”

  ⁴²Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.”

  ⁴³Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.

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

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: The Symbol of Faith (Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed)