Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

November 16

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics

Nativity Fast.

1. Nativity Fast.; Fish, wine & oil allowed.
2. Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
   Readings
   • VESPERS: (1) I Pet 1:1 2:6; (2) I Pet 2:21 3:9; (3) I Pet 4:1 11.
   • MATINS: Jn 21:15 25.
   • LITURGY: I Cor 4:9 16; Matt 9:9 13.
3. St. Fulvianus, prince of Ethiopia, in holy baptism Matthew.
4. St. Sergius, abbot of Malopinega.
5. Repose of Schemamonk John the Fingerless, disciple of St. Paisius Velichkovsky (1843);
6. New Hieromartyr Philoumenos of Jacob's Well, by the Jews.