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title: "December 5, 2030 — Apostle Philemon and those with him"
description: "Thursday, December 5, 2030. 22 November (Old Style). Apostle Philemon and those with him; Right-believing Great Prince Michael of Tver. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-12-05"
language: "en"
---

Thursday

# December 5, 2030

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

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-12-05) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2030-12-05)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-12)

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## Events of the day

- Apostle Philemon and those with him; Right-believing Great Prince Michael of Tver

  Commemoration

- Afterfeast: 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

  2 Thessalonians 2:13–3:5

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  13 But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

  14 to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

  16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

  17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

  1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

  2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

  3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

  4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

  5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love, and into the perseverance of Christ.

- Gospel

  Luke 18:31–34

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  31 He took the twelve aside, and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.

  32 For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.

  33 They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.”

  34 They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.

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

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [Prayer to the Holy Spirit “O Heavenly King”](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/heavenly-king)