Thursday November 4, 2021 / October 22, 2021

20^th Week after Pentecost. Tone two.

4The Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, commemorating the deliverance from the Poles in 1612.
1Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Abercius, bishop and wonderworker of Hierapolis (167).
17 Holy Youths (“7 Sleepers”) of Ephesus: Maximilian, Iamblichus, Martinian, Dionysius, Antoninus, Constantine (Hexakustodianos), and John (250).
oNew Hieromartyrs Seraphim archbishop of Uglich and with him German archimandrite, Vladimir, Alexander, Basil, Alexander priests and Martyrs Herman and Menas (1937).
oNew Hieromartyrs Nicholas, Nicholas priests and Martyr Gregory (1937).
oUncovering of the relics of Hieromartyr Nikodim, bishop of Belgorod (2012).
0Martyrs Alexander the bishop, Heraclius, Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota and Glyceria, at Adrianopolis (2nd-3rd c.).
0“Andronikos” and “Jacobshtad” (17th c.) Icons of the Mother of God.
oVenerable Lot of Egypt (5th c.).
oVenerables Theodore and Paul, abbots, of Rostov (1409).
oVenerable James of Luga and Omutch, disciple of Theophilus of Omutch.
oSt. Mellon, bishop of Rouen.
oMartyr Zachariah (Greek).
oVenerable Rufus of the Paradise (Greek).

The Scripture Readings

Lukas 1:39-49, 56 Matins Gospel
Filipi 2:5-11 Epistle, Theotokos
Lukas 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Gospel, Theotokos