--- title: "January 15, 2031 — Repose of St Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker" description: "Wednesday, January 15, 2031. 2 January (Old Style). Repose of St Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker. No fast" url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01-15" language: "en" --- Wednesday # January 15, 2031 2 January (Old Style) · 31st week after Pentecost Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01-15) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2031-01-15) [Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01) [← January 14](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01-14) [January 16 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01-16) ## Events of the day - Repose of St Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker Polyeleos rank - St Sylvester, Pope of Rome Commemoration - Forefeast: Holy Theophany. The Baptism of the Lord ## Fasting No fast Christmastide (25 Dec – 4 Jan Old Style) is fast-free: no fasting. 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 Wisdom of Solomon 3:1–9 - Vespers Wisdom of Solomon 5:15–6:3 - Vespers Wisdom of Solomon 4:7–15 - Matins Gospel Matthew 11:27–30 **Show the text** 27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him. 28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” - Epistle James 1:1–18 - Epistle · St Seraphim Galatians 5:22–6:2 **Show the text** 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit. 26 Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another. 1 Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. - Gospel Mark 12:28–37 **Show the text** 28 One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one: 30 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. 31 The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he, 33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that. 35 Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” ’ 37 Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly. - Gospel · St Seraphim Luke 6:17–23 **Show the text** 17 He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; 18 as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed. 19 All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out of him and healed them all. 20 He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 22 Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake. 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets. Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, Julian calendar. Text: World English Bible. ## Saints and icons - [St Seraphim of Sarov](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/saints/seraphim) - Prayer of the day: [The Trisagion](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/trisagion)