--- title: "January 16, 2031 — Prophet Malachi | Church calendar" description: "Thursday, January 16, 2031. 3 January (Old Style). Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius. No fast" url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01-16" language: "en" --- Thursday # January 16, 2031 3 January (Old Style) · 31st week after Pentecost Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01-16) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2031-01-16) [Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01) [← January 15](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01-15) [January 17 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01-17) ## Events of the day - Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius 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 - Epistle James 1:19–27 - Gospel Mark 12:38–44 **Show the text** 38 In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces, 39 and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts: 40 those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.” 41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much. 42 A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin. 43 He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury, 44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.” 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)