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title: "September 24, 2031 — St Theodora of Alexandria"
description: "Wednesday, September 24, 2031. 11 September (Old Style). St Theodora of Alexandria; St Silouan the Athonite. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-09-24"
language: "en"
---

Wednesday

# September 24, 2031

11 September (Old Style) · 17th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-09-24) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2031-09-24)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-09)

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## Events of the day

- St Theodora of Alexandria; St Silouan the Athonite

  Commemoration

- Afterfeast: Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos

## Fasting

Fast day · Wednesday / Friday

Wednesday and Friday: fast without meat, dairy or eggs. Whether fish is allowed depends on the day's feast — check the church calendar.

- Meat: not allowed
- Dairy & eggs: not allowed
- Fish: not specified
- Oil: allowed
- Wine: allowed

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 3:8–21

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  8 To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

  9 and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,

  10 to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,

  11 according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  12 In him we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

  13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

  14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

  15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

  16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

  17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

  18 may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,

  19 and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

  20 Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

  21 to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

- Gospel

  Mark 11:22–26

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  22 Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.

  23 For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says.

  24 Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

  25 Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

  26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.”

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

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [The Trisagion](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/trisagion)