Sunday, 6 December 2026
23 November 2026 on the Old calendar
- 27th Sunday after Pentecost
- ✚Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia († c. 345)
Liturgical colour: gold
Saints of the day
- Saint Maxim, Metropolitan of Kiev († 1305)
- Martyr Nicholas Karamanes († 1657)
- Holy Hierarch Theophilus the Confessor, Bishop of Antioch
- Holy Hierarch Nicholas, Bishop of Patara
Fasting
Fish allowedFish, wine and oil are fine; no meat, dairy or eggs.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.
Readings
- Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-17
- Gospel: Luke 12:16-21
- Epistle: Hebrews 13:17-21
- Gospel: Luke 6:17-23
- Gospel (Matins): Luke 24:12-35
- Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 10:7, 6, 3:13-16, 8:6, 34-35, 4, 12, 14, 17, 5-9, 1:23, 15:4
- Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 10:31-32, 11:1-12
- Old Testament (Vespers): Wisdom 4:7-15