--- title: "December 6, 2031 — St Mitrophan (in schema Macarius), Bishop of…" description: "Saturday, December 6, 2031. 23 November (Old Style). St Mitrophan (in schema Macarius), Bishop of Voronezh. Fast day" url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-06" language: "en" --- Saturday # December 6, 2031 23 November (Old Style) · 27th week after Pentecost Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-06) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2031-12-06) [Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12) [← December 5](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-05) [December 7 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-12-07) ## Events of the day - St Mitrophan (in schema Macarius), Bishop of Voronezh Polyeleos rank - Holy Right-believing Great Prince Alexander Nevsky Polyeleos rank - 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 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. - Epistle · St Alexander 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 Luke 10:19–21 **Show the text** 19 Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” 21 In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.” - Gospel · St Alexander 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.” Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, Julian calendar. Text: World English Bible. ## Saints and icons - [Holy Right-believing Great Prince Alexander Nevsky](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/saints/alexander-nevsky) - Prayer of the day: [Prayer for the departed](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/departed)