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title: "October 30, 2025 — Prophet Hosea | Church calendar"
description: "Thursday, October 30, 2025. 17 October (Old Style). Prophet Hosea; Monk-martyr Andrew of Crete. No fast"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-10-30"
language: "en"
---

Thursday

# October 30, 2025

17 October (Old Style) · 21st week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-10-30) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2025-10-30)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-10)

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## Events of the day

- Prophet Hosea; Monk-martyr Andrew of Crete

  Commemoration

## Fasting

No fast

No fast today.

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 1:24–29

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  24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

  25 of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,

  26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

  27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

  28 We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

  29 for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

- Gospel

  Luke 9:49–56

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  49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”

  50 Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”

  51 It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem

  52 and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.

  53 They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set toward Jerusalem.

  54 When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”

  55 But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.

  56 For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” They went to another village.

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

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [Prayer to the Holy Spirit “O Heavenly King”](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/heavenly-king)