--- title: "December 4, 2032 — Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the…" description: "Saturday, December 4, 2032. 21 November (Old Style). Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple. Fast day" url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12-04" language: "en" --- Saturday # December 4, 2032 21 November (Old Style) · 24th week after Pentecost Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12-04) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2032-12-04) [Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12) [← December 3](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12-03) [December 5 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12-05) ## Events of the day - Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple Twelve Great Feast The dedication of the three-year-old Mary to God in the Temple of Jerusalem; falls within the Nativity Fast, when fish is allowed. ## Fasting Fast day · Nativity Fast Entry of the Theotokos: fish is allowed within the Nativity Fast. - Meat: not allowed - Dairy & eggs: not allowed - Fish: allowed - 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 - Vespers Composite reading — Exodus 40:1-5, 9-10, 16, 34-35 - Vespers Composite reading — 3 \[1\] Kings 8:1, 3-7, 9-11 - Vespers Ezekiel 43:27–44:4 - Matins Gospel Luke 1:39–49, 56 **Show the text** 39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, 40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy! 45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!” 46 Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord. 47 My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, 48 for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. 49 For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name. 56 Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house. - Epistle · Entrance Hebrews 9:1–7 **Show the text** 1 Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and an earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place. 3 After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, 4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; 5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail. 6 Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services, 7 but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people. - Epistle 2 Corinthians 11:1–6 - Gospel · Entrance Luke 10:38–42, 11:27–28 - Gospel Luke 9:57–62 **Show the text** 57 As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.” 58 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 59 He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” 60 But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.” 61 Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.” 62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.” Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, Julian calendar. Text: World English Bible.