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title: "December 23, 2032 — Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus"
description: "Thursday, December 23, 2032. 10 December (Old Style). Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12-23"
language: "en"
---

Thursday

# December 23, 2032

10 December (Old Style) · 27th week after Pentecost

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12-23) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2032-12-23)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12)

[← December 22](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12-22) [December 24 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-12-24)

## Events of the day

- Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus

  Commemoration

## 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

  1 Timothy 6:17–21

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  17 Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

  18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

  19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

  20 Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,

  21 which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

- Gospel

  Luke 21:28–33

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  28 But when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.”

  29 He told them a parable. “See the fig tree and all the trees.

  30 When they are already budding, you see it and know by your own selves that the summer is already near.

  31 Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that God’s Kingdom is near.

  32 Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.

  33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.

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)