Church calendar · 2027

20 October Wednesday

Old Style — 7 October

Venerable Joseph the Priest of Khevi, Wonderworker (+1763)

Fast day Tone 8

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This year's detailed calendar has not been published yet — these are calculated dates.

Commemorated — from the synaxarion

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Venerable Joseph the Priest of Khevi, Wonderworker (+1763)
Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus (+290–303)
Holy Martyrs Julian the Presbyter and Caesarius the Deacon (I)
Holy Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus (+290)
Holy Martyr Polychronius the Presbyter (IV)
Venerable John of Zedazeni and His Twelve Disciples: Abibus of Nekresi, Anthony of Martqopi, David of Gareji, Zenon of Iqalto, Thaddeus of Stepantsminda, Ise of Tsilkani, Joseph of Alaverdi, Isidore of Samtavisi, Michael of Ulumbo, Pyrrhus of Breti, Stephen of Khirsa and Shio of Mghvime (VI)

All the lives for this day — 6

The tone and the day's psalms

This week's tone is 8Eight tones — the Octoechos

What is a tone?

A tone is not a psalm number. It is the mode in which that week's resurrection hymns are sung — the whole week's Vespers, Matins and Liturgy are set in one tone.

There are eight tones, and they change each week. The cycle opens with the first tone on Thomas Sunday after Pascha and returns to the first every eight weeks; Bright Week itself has no tone of its own. A new tone begins on Saturday evening, with the new church week.

The Psalter is divided into twenty kathismata and, by the usual rule, is read through once a week. Appointed for this day:

This is the usual rule. In Great Lent the Psalter is read twice a week, and the kathismata are divided differently.

Word of the day

By divine providence everything that exists and acts in this world is so. By the order established by God there comes to pass unfailingly in this world, for instance, that the sun rises and sets every day, and that the earth brings forth its fruits in due time; and all this was created for man and happens for his sake.