---
title: "February 20, 2027 — St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus"
description: "Saturday, February 20, 2027. 7 February (Old Style). St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus; St Luke of Hellas. No fast"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-02-20"
language: "en"
---

Saturday

# February 20, 2027

7 February (Old Style) · 38th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-02-20) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2027-02-20)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-02)

[← February 19](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-02-19) [February 21 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-02-21)

## Events of the day

- St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus; St Luke of Hellas

  Commemoration

- Afterfeast: Meeting of the Lord in the Temple

## 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

  2 Timothy 2:11–19

  **Show the text**

  11 This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him.

  12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

  13 If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.”

  14 Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

  15 Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

  16 But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,

  17 and those words will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus:

  18 men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.

  19 However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

- Gospel

  Luke 18:2–8

  **Show the text**

  2 saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man.

  3 A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’

  4 He wouldn’t for a while, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,

  5 yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’ ”

  6 The Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.

  7 Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

  8 I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

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)