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Commemorations and appointed readings for Thursday, December 9, 2027.

Thursday, December 9, 2027

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

Showing Thursday, December 9, 2027 (Old Style: November 26)

Liturgy

Ven. Alypius the Stylite

Thursday of the 25th week after Pentecost

Fasting season: Nativity Fast

Also Commemorated

Today's Saints

  • Ven. Alypius the Stylite
  • Our Holy Father Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk (1731)
  • St Nikon Metanoite ("Repent!") (ca. 1000)
  • Holy New Martyr George of Chios (1897)

Appointed for the Day

Scripture Readings

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Epistle 2 Thessalonians 2.13-3.5

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

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Gospel Luke 18.31-34

Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

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