Saturday, 7 November 2026

Saints of the day

• Martyrs Marcian and Martyrios, Notaries of Constantinople († c. 355)
• Commemoration of the Departed
• Venerable Matrona the Confessor († 1963)
• Saint Tabitha, the widow raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter (1st C)
• Martyr Anastasius the Fuller, at Salona in Dalmatia (3rd C)
• Venerable Martyrius the Deacon and Martyrius the Hermit, of the Kiev Caves (13th-15th C)

Fasting

Any food is fine.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.

Readings

• Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
• Gospel: Luke 7:1-10
• Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
• Gospel: John 5:24-30
• Epistle: Ephesians 4:7-13
• Gospel: Matthew 10:1, 5-8

Full text of the readings