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Commemorations and appointed readings for Saturday, December 5, 2026.

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Our parish keeps the Old Style (Julian) calendar, 13 days behind the civil date. The commemorations below follow the Church's reckoning.

Showing Saturday, December 5, 2026 (Old Style: November 22)

Black squigg (6-stich typikon symbol)

Apostles of the 70 Philemon, Archippus, Apphia; St Michael, Prince of Tver

Saturday of the 27th week after Pentecost

Fasting season: Nativity Fast

Also Commemorated

Today's Saints

  • Apostles of the 70 Philemon, Archippus, Apphia
  • St Michael, Prince of Tver
  • Holy Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus, at Rome (3rd c.)
  • Holy Prince and Passion-Bearer Peter Yaropolk (1086)

Appointed for the Day

Scripture Readings

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Epistle Galatians 5.22-6.2

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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Gospel Luke 9.57-62

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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Seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses.
Hebrews 12:1