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On Sunday | January 5 |
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The Readings from the Regular Cycle |
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The Epistle |
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Twenty-Eighth Sunday |
The reading is from Paul’s Letter to the Colossians. |
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Col. 1:12 – 18 |
Brethren, we give thanks to God the Father who has enabled us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities — all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. [RSV] |
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The Gospel |
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Sunday before Epiphany |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Mark. |
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Mk. 1:1 – 8 |
The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophets, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight —’ John was baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” [RSV] |
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The Readings for the Commemoration |
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The Epistle |
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Sunday Before Epiphany |
The reading is from Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy. |
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2 Tim. 4:5 – 8 |
Timothy, my son, always be watchful, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. [RSV] |
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The Gospel |
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Sunday Before Epiphany |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Mark. |
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Mk. 1:1 – 8 |
The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophets, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight —’ John was baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” [RSV] |
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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion. |
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Synaxarion |
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From the Menaion. |
On January 5, we commemorate the holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas. |
On this day we also commemorate Saint Syncletike. |
On this day we also commemorate our devout father Gregory who was in Acritas. |
On this day we also commemorate our devout father Phosterios. |
On this day, the holy Martyr Sais died after being thrown into the sea. |
On this day, the holy Martyr Theoeidos died when he was trampled by the executioners. |
On this day, the devout woman Domnina died in peace. |
On this day, the devout woman Tatiana died in peace. |
The holy new monastic Martyr Romanos of Karpenisi witnessed in Byzantium in the year 1694 and died by the sword. |
By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. |
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Fasting Rule |
Wine: Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs. |