Sunday, 2 January 2028
20 December 2027 on the Old calendar
- 28th Sunday after Pentecost
- Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, of the Fathers
- ✚Holy Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt and All Russia (ROCOR)
Liturgical colour: gold
Saints of the day
- Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch († 107)
- Forefeast of the Nativity
- Свт. Антония, архиеп. Воронежского (1846)
- Свт. Филогония, еп. Антиохийского (323)
- Saint Daniel, Archbishop of Serbia († 1338)
- Venerable Ignatius, Archimandrite of the Kiev Caves († 1435)
- Новодворской и Леньковской (Новгород-Северской), именуемой «Спасительница утопающих», икон Божией Матери
Fasting
With oilPlant food cooked with oil, and wine; no fish.
Fasting is personal; ask your priest.
Readings
- Epistle: Hebrews 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40
- Gospel: Matthew 1:1-25
- Epistle: Hebrews 4:14-5:6
- Gospel: Mark 9:33-41
- Epistle: 1 John 4:7-11
- Gospel: Luke 6:31-36
- Gospel (Matins): Luke 24:36-53
- Old Testament (Vespers): Genesis 14:14-20
- Old Testament (Vespers): Deuteronomy 1:8-11, 15-17
- Old Testament (Vespers): Deuteronomy 10:14-21