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title: "December 8, 2029 — Hieromartyrs Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter…"
description: "Saturday, December 8, 2029. 25 November (Old Style). Hieromartyrs Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-12-08"
language: "en"
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Saturday

# December 8, 2029

25 November (Old Style) · 28th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-12-08) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2029-12-08)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-12)

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## Events of the day

- Hieromartyrs Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria

  Commemoration

- Leave-taking of the feast: 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

  Ephesians 1:16–23

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  16 don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

  17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,

  18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

  20 which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

  21 far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.

  22 He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,

  23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

- Epistle · Theotokos

  Hebrews 9:1–7

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  1 Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and an earthly sanctuary.

  2 For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

  3 After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

  4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

  5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail.

  6 Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,

  7 but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.

- Gospel

  Luke 10:19–21

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  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.”

- Gospel · Theotokos

  Luke 10:38–42, 11:27–28

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)