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On Monday | December 1 |
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The Readings from the Regular Cycle |
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The Epistle |
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Monday of the 26th Week |
The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to Timothy. |
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1 Tim. 1:1 – 7 |
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope. To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, nor to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies which promote speculations rather than the divine order that is in faith; whereas the aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith. Certain persons by swerving from these have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions. [RSV] |
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The Gospel |
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Monday of the 11th Week of Luke |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Luke. |
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Lk. 19:37 – 44 |
At that time, as Jesus was drawing near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it, saying, “Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side, and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation.” [RSV] |
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The Readings for the Commemoration |
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The Epistle |
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For the Prophet. |
The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. |
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1 Cor. 14:20 – 25 |
Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; however, in evil be babes, but in thinking be mature. In the law it is written, “By men of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.” Thus, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. If, therefore, the whole church assembles and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad? But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you. [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 December 1, we commemorate the holy Prophet Nahum. |
On this day we also commemorate devout Philaretos the Merciful. |
On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Ananias the Persian. |
On this day we also commemorate devout Anthony the New. |
On this day Saint Onisimos, Archbishop of Ephesus, died in peace. |
On this day we also commemorate our father among the saints Theocletos, Archbishop of Lakedaemonia. |
We also commemorate our fathers among the saints the Archbishops of Ephesus Ananias and Solochon. |
By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. |
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Fasting Rule |
Fish: fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs. |
It is the Christmas fast. |