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title: "August 26, 2029 — Translation of the relics of St Maximus the…"
description: "Sunday, August 26, 2029. 13 August (Old Style). Translation of the relics of St Maximus the Confessor; St Tikhon of Zadonsk. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-08-26"
language: "en"
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Sunday

# August 26, 2029

13 August (Old Style) · 13th Sunday after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

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## Events of the day

- Translation of the relics of St Maximus the Confessor; St Tikhon of Zadonsk

  Polyeleos rank

- Leave-taking of the feast: Transfiguration of the Lord

## Fasting

Fast day · Dormition Fast

Dormition Fast, Saturday and Sunday: food with oil and wine.

- Meat: not allowed
- Dairy & eggs: not allowed
- Fish: not allowed
- 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

- Vespers

  Composite reading — Proverbs 10, 3, 8

- Vespers

  Proverbs 10:31–11:12

- Vespers

  Wisdom of Solomon 4:7–15

- 2nd Matins Gospel

  Mark 16:1–8

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  1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

  2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

  3 They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”

  4 for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.

  5 Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed.

  6 He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!

  7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’ ”

  8 They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.

- Epistle

  1 Corinthians 16:13–24

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  13 Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

  14 Let all that you do be done in love.

  15 Now I beg you, brothers—you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the saints—

  16 that you also be in subjection to such, and to everyone who helps in the work and labors.

  17 I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; for that which was lacking on your part, they supplied.

  18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge those who are like that.

  19 The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you much in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.

  20 All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

  21 This greeting is by me, Paul, with my own hand.

  22 If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be cursed. Come, Lord!

  23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

  24 My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.

- Epistle · St Tikhon

  Hebrews 7:26–8:2

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  26 For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

  27 who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.

  28 For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints a Son forever who has been perfected.

  1 Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

  2 a servant of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

- Gospel

  Matthew 21:33–42

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  33 “Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

  34 When the season for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.

  35 The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

  36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.

  37 But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

  38 But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and seize his inheritance.’

  39 So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

  40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”

  41 They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season.”

  42 Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?’

- Gospel · St Tikhon

  Matthew 5:14–19

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  14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.

  15 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

  16 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

  17 “Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.

  18 For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

  19 Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [The Symbol of Faith (Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/creed)
