---
title: "November 22, 2024 — Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius"
description: "Friday, November 22, 2024. 9 November (Old Style). Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius; St Matrona; St Nectarius of Aegina. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-11-22"
language: "en"
---

Friday

# November 22, 2024

9 November (Old Style) · 22nd week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-11-22) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2024-11-22)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-11)

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## Events of the day

- Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius; St Matrona; St Nectarius of Aegina

  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

  Colossians 4:10–18

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  10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, “if he comes to you, receive him”),

  11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.

  12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

  13 For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.

  14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.

  15 Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.

  16 When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

  17 Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”

  18 The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

- Gospel

  Luke 13:31–35

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  31 On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.”

  32 He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.

  33 Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, for it can’t be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.’

  34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!

  35 Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”

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

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [Short penitential prayers](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/penitential-short)