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2026 |
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On Saturday | February 7 |
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The Epistle |
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Saturday of the 34th Week |
The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to Timothy. |
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1 Tim. 6:11 – 16 |
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] |
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The Gospel |
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Saturday of the 17th Week of Luke |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Luke. |
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Lk. 18:10 – 14 |
The Lord said to his disciples, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had.” Having said this, he proclaimed, “He who has ears to hear let him hear.” [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 February 7 we commemorate our devout father Parthenius, bishop of Lampsakos. |
On this day we also commemorate our devout father Luke of Greece. |
On this day we also commemorate the holy one thousand martyrs, three slaves, and four bodyguards who witnessed in Nicomedia. |
On this day the holy six martyrs of Phyrgia died by fire. |
On this day we also commemorate our devout father Peter who struggled on Monobatos and the holy martyr Theopemptus and his companions. |
By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen. |
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Fasting Rule |
Fast Free: All foods allowed. |
It is the first week of the Triodion. |