September 21, 2030

Events of the day

• Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos

  Twelve Great Feast

  The birth of the Virgin Mary to the righteous Joachim and Anna; the first of the Twelve Great Feasts in the church year.

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

• Vespers

  Genesis 28:10–17

• Vespers

  Ezekiel 43:27–44:4

• Vespers

  Proverbs 9:1–11

• Matins Gospel

  Luke 1:39–49, 56

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  ³⁹Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

  ⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

  ⁴¹When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

  ⁴²She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

  ⁴³Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

  ⁴⁴For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

  ⁴⁵Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

  ⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

  ⁴⁷My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

  ⁴⁸for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

  ⁴⁹For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

  ⁵⁶Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

• Epistle · Theotokos

  Philippians 2:5–11

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  ⁵Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

  ⁶who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

  ⁷but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

  ⁸And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.

  ⁹Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,

  ¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,

  ¹¹and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

• Epistle

  1 Corinthians 4:1–5

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  ¹So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

  ²Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

  ³But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man’s judgment. Yes, I don’t judge my own self.

  ⁴For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.

  ⁵Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

• Gospel · Theotokos

  Luke 10:38–42, 11:27–28

• Gospel

  Matthew 23:1–12

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  ¹Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,

  ²saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses’ seat.

  ³All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.

  ⁴For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

  ⁵But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,

  ⁶and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

  ⁷the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.

  ⁸But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

  ⁹Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

  ¹⁰Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.

  ¹¹But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.

  ¹²Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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