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title: "December 10, 2022 — Icon of the Theotokos “of the Sign”…"
description: "Saturday, December 10, 2022. 27 November (Old Style). Icon of the Theotokos “of the Sign” (Novgorod). Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-12-10"
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Saturday

# December 10, 2022

27 November (Old Style) · 26th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-12-10) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2022-12-10)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-12)

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## Events of the day

- Icon of the Theotokos “of the Sign” (Novgorod)

  Polyeleos rank

- Great-martyr James the Persian

  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 3:8–12

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  8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”

  9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

  10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”

  11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, “The righteous will live by faith.”

  12 The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”

- 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

- [Our Lady of the Sign of Novgorod](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/our-lady-of-the-sign-novgorod)
- Prayer of the day: [Hymn to the Theotokos “Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos”](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/theotokos)