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title: "December 11, 2021 — Monk-martyr Stephen the New"
description: "Saturday, December 11, 2021. 28 November (Old Style). Monk-martyr Stephen the New; Martyr Irenarchus. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-12-11"
language: "en"
---

Saturday

# December 11, 2021

28 November (Old Style) · 25th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-12-11) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2021-12-11)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-12)

[← December 10](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-12-10) [December 12 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-12-12)

## Events of the day

- Monk-martyr Stephen the New; Martyr Irenarchus

  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 1:3–10

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  3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,

  4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—

  5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

  6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,

  7 but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

  8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

  9 As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

  10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant 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)