November 21, 2029

Events of the day

• Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

  Twelve Great Feast

  The dedication of the three-year-old Mary to God in the Temple of Jerusalem; falls within the Nativity Fast, when fish is allowed.

Fasting

Fast day · Nativity Fast

Entry of the Theotokos: fish is allowed within the Nativity Fast.

• Meat: not allowed
• Dairy & eggs: not allowed
• Fish: allowed
• Oil: allowed
• Wine: allowed

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

  Composite reading — Exodus 40:1-5, 9-10, 16, 34-35

• Vespers

  Composite reading — 3 [1] Kings 8:1, 3-7, 9-11

• Vespers

  Ezekiel 43:27–44:4

• Matins Gospel

  Luke 1:39–49, 56

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  ³⁹Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

  ⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

  ⁴¹When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

  ⁴²She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

  ⁴³Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

  ⁴⁴For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

  ⁴⁵Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

  ⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

  ⁴⁷My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

  ⁴⁸for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

  ⁴⁹For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

  ⁵⁶Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

• Epistle · Entrance

  Hebrews 9:1–7

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  ¹Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and an earthly sanctuary.

  ²For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

  ³After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

  ⁴having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

  ⁵and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail.

  ⁶Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,

  ⁷but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.

• Epistle

  1 Timothy 1:18–20, 2:8–15

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  ¹⁸I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

  ¹⁹holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

  ²⁰of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

  ⁸I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

  ⁹In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety, not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing,

  ¹⁰but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.

  ¹¹Let a woman learn in quietness with full submission.

  ¹²But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

  ¹³For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

  ¹⁴Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

  ¹⁵but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.

• Gospel · Entrance

  Luke 10:38–42, 11:27–28

• Gospel

  Luke 18:15–17, 26–30

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  ¹⁵They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

  ¹⁶Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

  ¹⁷Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”

  ²⁶Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”

  ²⁷But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

  ²⁸Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”

  ²⁹He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake,

  ³⁰who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.”

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