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Τῷ Σαββάτῳ | Τῌ ΚΗʹ ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ

On Saturday | December 28

   

   

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Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα τοῦ Μηνολογίου

The Readings for the Commemoration

Ὁ Ἀπόστολος

The Epistle

Σάββατον μετὰ τὴν Χριστοῦ Γέννησιν.

Saturday After Christmas

Πρὸς Τιμόθεον Αʹ Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to Timothy.

Αʹ Τιμ 6:11 – 16

1 Tim. 6:11 – 16

Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, εὐσέβειαν, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, ὑπομονήν, πρᾳότητα. ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως· ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθης καὶ ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων. παραγγέλλω σοι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζωοποιοῦντος τὰ πάντα καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ μαρτυρήσαντος ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν, τηρῆσαί σε τὴν ἐντολὴν ἄσπιλον, ἀνεπίληπτον μέχρι τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἣν καιροῖς ἰδίοις δείξει ὁ μακάριος καὶ μόνος δυνάστης, ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλευόντων καὶ κύριος τῶν κυριευόντων, ὁ μόνος ἔχων ἀθανασίαν, φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον, ὃν εἶδεν οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων οὐδὲ ἰδεῖν δύναται· ᾧ τιμὴ καὶ κράτος αἰώνιον· ἀμήν.

Timothy, my son, aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the presence of God who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only Sovereign, and King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. [RSV]

Τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον

The Gospel

Σάββατον μετὰ τὴν Χριστοῦ Γέννησιν.

Saturday After Christmas

Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ματθαῖον ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Μτ 12:15 – 21

Mt. 12:15 – 21

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ὄχλοι πολλοί, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτοὺς πάντας, καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖς ἵνα μὴ φανερὸν ποιήσωσιν αὐτόν, ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἡσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· ἰδοὺ ὁ παῖς μου, ὃν ᾑρέτισα, ὁ ἀγαπητός μου, εἰς ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου· θήσω τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, καὶ κρίσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπαγγελεῖ· οὐκ ἐρίσει οὐδὲ κραυγάσει, οὐδὲ ἀκούσει τις ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ. κάλαμον συντετριμμένον οὐ κατεάξει καὶ λίνον τυφόμενον οὐ σβέσει, ἕως ἂν ἐκβάλῃ εἰς νῖκος τὴν κρίσιν· καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσι.

At that time, many crowds followed Jesus, and he healed them all, and ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets; he will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick, till he brings justice to victory; and in his name will the Gentiles hope.” [RSV]

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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Συναξάριον

Synaxarion

Τοῦ Μηναίου.

From the Menaion.

Τῇ ΚΗʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμη τῶν Ἁγίων Δισμυρίων, τῶν ἐν Νικομηδείᾳ καέντων.

On December 28 we commemorate the Holy 20,000 who burned in Nicomedia.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων, τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Συγκλήτου, ἔξω τῆς πυρᾶς ἀπολειφθέντων, καὶ τελειωθέντων.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs, who were in the Senate, who fled from the fire, died.

Ὁ ἅγίος Ἴνδης, ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ βληθείς, τελειοῦται.

St. Indos, died by drowning in the sea.

Οἱ ἅγιοι Γοργόνιος καὶ Πέτρος, ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ τελειοῦνται.

Sts. Gorgon and Peter, died in the sea.

Ὁ ἅγιος Μάρτυς Ζήνων, ξίφει τελειοῦται.

The holy Martyr Zeno, died by the sword.

Ὁ ἅγιος Μάρτυς Μαρδόνιος, πυρὶ τελειοῦται.

The holy Martyr Mardonios, died by fire.

Ὁ ἅγιος Δωρόθεος, ὁ Πρεπόσιτος, ξίφει τελειοῦται.

St. Dorotheos, the courtier, died by the sword.

Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόφιλος ὁ Διάκονος, λιθοβοληθείς, τελειοῦται.

St. Theophilos the Deacon, died by stoning.

Ὁ ἅγιος Μυγδόνιος, βόθρῳ ἐγχωσθείς, τελειοῦται.

St. Mygdonios died by being buried in a pit.

Ὁ ἅγιος Γλυκέριος ὁ Πρεσβύτερος, πυρὶ τελειοῦται.

St. Glycerius the Priest, died by fire.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ ἁγία Δόμνα, ξίφει τμηθεῖσα, τῷ πυρὶ τελειοῦται.

On this day St. Domna, was cut by the sword and died by fire.

Ὁ ὅσιος Σίμων ὁ Μυροβλύτης, ὁ κτήτωρ τῆς ἐν τῷ Ἄθῳ ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Σιμωνοπέτρας, ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται.

The devout St. Simon the Myrrh-Streamer, the founder of the holy Monastery of Simonopetra on Athos reposed in peace.

Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.

By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy and save us. Amen.

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Κανόνας Νηστείας

Fasting Rule

Κατάλυσις εἰς πάντα.

Fast Free: All foods allowed.

Εἶναι τὸ Δωδεκαήμερον.

It is the ru.Twelve Days of Christmas