October 17, 2033

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 1:1–7

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  ¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

  ²Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  ³I thank my God whenever I remember you,

  ⁴always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy,

  ⁵for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;

  ⁶being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

  ⁷It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

• Gospel

  Luke 9:18–22

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  ¹⁸As he was praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”

  ¹⁹They answered, “ ‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

  ²⁰He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

  ²¹But he warned them, and commanded them to tell this to no one,

  ²²saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”

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

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: Morning prayer of St Macarius the Great