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title: "September 30, 2026 — Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother…"
description: "Wednesday, September 30, 2026. 17 September (Old Style). Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-09-30"
language: "en"
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Wednesday

# September 30, 2026

17 September (Old Style) · 18th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-09-30) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2026-09-30)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-09)

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## Events of the day

- Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia

  Polyeleos rank

- Afterfeast: Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross

## 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

  Ephesians 5:25–33

  **Show the text**

  25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

  26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

  27 that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.

  28 Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

  29 For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

  30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

  31 “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.”

  32 This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.

  33 Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

- Gospel

   The ordinary Gospel of this day is to be confirmed: the September 'otstupka' repeats earlier readings as chosen by the printed calendar. Check a printed calendar.

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

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [The Trisagion](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/trisagion)