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title: "December 7, 2024 — Great-martyr Catherine | Church calendar"
description: "Saturday, December 7, 2024. 24 November (Old Style). Great-martyr Catherine; Great-martyr Mercurius. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-12-07"
language: "en"
---

Saturday

# December 7, 2024

24 November (Old Style) · 24th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-12-07) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2024-12-07)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-12)

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## Events of the day

- Great-martyr Catherine; Great-martyr Mercurius

  Polyeleos rank

- Afterfeast: Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

## 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

  2 Corinthians 11:1–6

- Gospel

  Luke 10:19–21

  **Show the text**

  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)