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title: "December 12, 2020 — Martyr Paramon and the 370 with him"
description: "Saturday, December 12, 2020. 29 November (Old Style). Martyr Paramon and the 370 with him; St Acacius of Sinai. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12-12"
language: "en"
---

Saturday

# December 12, 2020

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

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12-12) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2020-12-12)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12)

[← December 11](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12-11) [December 13 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12-13)

## Events of the day

- Martyr Paramon and the 370 with him; St Acacius of Sinai

  Commemoration

## 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

  Galatians 5:22–6:2

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  22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

  23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

  24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

  25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.

  26 Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

  1 Brothers, 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.

  2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

- Gospel

  Luke 10:19–21

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  19 Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.

  20 Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

  21 In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”

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

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [Prayer for the departed](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/departed)