October 27, 2022

Events of the day

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Fasting

No fast

No fast today.

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

  Philippians 3:1–8

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  ¹Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.

  ²Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

  ³For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

  ⁴though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

  ⁵circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

  ⁶concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

  ⁷However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.

  ⁸Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

• Gospel

  Luke 11:14–23

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  ¹⁴He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

  ¹⁵But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”

  ¹⁶Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

  ¹⁷But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls.

  ¹⁸If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

  ¹⁹But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

  ²⁰But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

  ²¹“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

  ²²But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

  ²³“He that is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, New Calendar (OCA practice). Text: World English Bible.

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: Prayer to the Holy Spirit “O Heavenly King”