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title: "October 27, 2021 — Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius and…"
description: "Wednesday, October 27, 2021. 14 October (Old Style). Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius and Celsus; St Paraskeva of Serbia. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-10-27"
language: "en"
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Wednesday

# October 27, 2021

14 October (Old Style) · 19th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

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## Events of the day

- Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius and Celsus; St Paraskeva of Serbia

  Commemoration

## Fasting

Fast day · Wednesday / Friday

Wednesday and Friday: fast without meat, dairy or eggs. Whether fish is allowed depends on the day's feast — check the church calendar.

- Meat: not allowed
- Dairy & eggs: not allowed
- Fish: not specified
- 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

- Epistle

  Philippians 1:12–20

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  12 Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News,

  13 so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ,

  14 and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

  15 Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

  16 The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

  17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

  18 What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

  19 For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

  20 according 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.

- Gospel

  Luke 8:22–25

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  22 Now on one of those days, he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.

  23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.

  24 They came to him, and awoke him, saying, “Master, master, we are dying!” He awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it was calm.

  25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Being afraid they marveled, saying to one another, “Who is this then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”

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

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [The Trisagion](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/trisagion)