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title: "October 29, 2031 — Martyr Longinus the Centurion who stood at…"
description: "Wednesday, October 29, 2031. 16 October (Old Style). Martyr Longinus the Centurion who stood at the Cross. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-10-29"
language: "en"
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Wednesday

# October 29, 2031

16 October (Old Style) · 22nd week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-10-29) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2031-10-29)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-10)

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## Events of the day

- Martyr Longinus the Centurion who stood at the Cross

  Commemoration

## 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

  Colossians 3:17–4:1

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  17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

  18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

  19 Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

  20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

  21 Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

  22 Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

  23 And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

  24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

  25 But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

  1 Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

- Gospel

  Luke 9:44–50

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  44 “Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men.”

  45 But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

  46 An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.

  47 Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

  48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

  49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”

  50 Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”

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)