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12/1/2024
23rd Sunday after Pentecost — Tone 6
Prophet Nahum
- Matthew 28.16-20 (1st Matins Gospel)
- Ephesians 2.4-10 (Epistle)
- Luke 18.18-27 (Gospel)
12/2/2024
Monday of the 24th week after Pentecost — Tone 6
Prophet Habakkuk
- 1 Thessalonians 2.20-3.8 (Epistle)
- Luke 20.27-44 (Gospel)
12/3/2024
Tuesday of the 24th week after Pentecost — Tone 6
Prophet Zephaniah; Ven. Savva of Zvenigorod
- 1 Thessalonians 3.9-13 (Epistle)
- Luke 21.12-19 (Gospel)
12/4/2024
Wednesday of the 24th week after Pentecost — Tone 6
Hieromartyr Alexander Hotovitzky
- 1 Thessalonians 4.1-12 (Epistle)
- Hebrews 13.7-16 (Epistle) (St Alexander)
- Luke 21.5-7, 10-11, 20-24 (Gospel)
- Luke 12.32-40 (Gospel) (St Alexander)
12/5/2024
Thursday of the 24th week after Pentecost — Tone 6
Ven. Sabbas the Sanctified
- Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 (Vespers)
- Luke 6.17-23 (Matins Gospel)
- 1 Thessalonians 5.1-8 (Epistle)
- Galatians 5.22-6.2 (Epistle) (St Sabbas)
- Luke 21.28-33 (Gospel)
- Matthew 11.27-30 (Gospel) (St Sabas)
12/6/2024
Friday of the 24th week after Pentecost — Tone 6
St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Abp. of Myra in Lycia
- Composite 2 - Proverbs 10, 3, 8 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 10.31-11.12 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 (Vespers)
- John 10.9-16 (Matins Gospel)
- 1 Thessalonians 5.9-13, 24-28 (Epistle)
- Hebrews 13.17-21 (Epistle) (St Nicholas)
- Luke 21.37-22.8 (Gospel)
- Luke 6.17-23 (Gospel) (St Nicholas)
12/7/2024
Saturday of the 24th week after Pentecost — Tone 6
St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan; Ven. Nilus of Stolobensk
- 2 Corinthians 11.1-6 (Epistle)
- Luke 13.18-29 (Gospel)
12/8/2024
24th Sunday after Pentecost — Tone 7
Ven. Patapius of Thebes
- Mark 16.1-8 (2nd Matins Gospel)
- Ephesians 2.14-22 (Epistle)
- Luke 17.12-19 (Gospel)
12/9/2024
Monday of the 25th week after Pentecost — Tone 7
Conception by St Anna of the Theotokos
- 2 Thessalonians 1.1-10 (Epistle)
- Galatians 4.22-31 (Epistle) (St Anna)
- Mark 8.11-21 (Gospel)
- Luke 8.16-21 (Gospel) (St Anna)
12/10/2024
Tuesday of the 25th week after Pentecost — Tone 7
Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, Eugraphus
- 2 Thessalonians 1.10-2.2 (Epistle)
- Mark 8.22-26 (Gospel)
12/11/2024
Wednesday of the 25th week after Pentecost — Tone 7
Ven. Daniel the Stylite
- 2 Thessalonians 2.1-12 (Epistle)
- Mark 8.30-34 (Gospel)
12/12/2024
Thursday of the 25th week after Pentecost — Tone 7
St Spyridon the Wonderworker
- 2 Thessalonians 2.13-3.5 (Epistle)
- Mark 9.10-16 (Gospel)
12/13/2024
Friday of the 25th week after Pentecost — Tone 7
Repose Ven. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America
- Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 (Vespers)
- Matthew 11.27-30 (Matins Gospel)
- 2 Thessalonians 3.6-18 (Epistle)
- Galatians 5.22-6.2 (Epistle) (St Herman)
- Mark 9.33-41 (Gospel)
- Luke 6.17-23 (Gospel) (St Herman)
12/14/2024
Saturday of the 25th week after Pentecost — Tone 7
Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucis, Callinicus
- Galatians 1.3-10 (Epistle)
- Luke 14.1-11 (Gospel)
12/15/2024
25th Sunday after Pentecost — Tone 8
Sunday of the Forefathers Hieromartyr Eleutherius of Illyria; St Stephen of Surozh
- Mark 16.9-20 (3rd Matins Gospel)
- Colossians 3.4-11 (Epistle) (Forefathers)
- Luke 14.16-24 (Gospel) (Forefathers)
12/16/2024
Monday of the 26th week after Pentecost
Prophet Haggai
- 1 Timothy 1.1-7 (Epistle)
- Mark 9.42-10.1 (Gospel)
12/17/2024
Tuesday of the 26th week after Pentecost
Holy Prophet Daniel and Three Holy Youths
- 1 Timothy 1.8-14 (Epistle)
- Mark 10.2-12 (Gospel)
12/18/2024
Wednesday of the 26th week after Pentecost
Martyr Sebastian and Companions at Rome
- 1 Timothy 1.18-20, 2.8-15 (Epistle)
- Mark 10.11-16 (Gospel)
12/19/2024
Thursday of the 26th week after Pentecost
Martyr Boniface and Righteous Aglaida
- 1 Timothy 3.1-13 (Epistle)
- Mark 10.17-27 (Gospel)
12/20/2024
Friday of the 26th week after Pentecost
Repose John of Kronstadt Forefeast of Nativity; Hieromartyr Ignatius the Godbearer
- 1 Timothy 4.4-8, 16 (Epistle)
- Mark 10.23-32 (Gospel)
12/21/2024
Saturday of the 26th week after Pentecost
Saturday before Nativity Virgin Martyr Juliana and Companions
- Galatians 3.8-12 (Epistle) (Saturday before Nativity)
- Galatians 3.8-12 (Epistle)
- Luke 13.18-29 (Gospel) (Saturday before Nativity)
- Luke 16.10-15 (Gospel)
12/22/2024
26th Sunday after Pentecost — Tone 1
Sunday before Nativity Greatmartyr Anastasia and Companions
- Genesis 14.14-20 (Vespers)
- Deuteronomy 1.8-11, 15-17 (Vespers)
- Deuteronomy 10.14-21 (Vespers)
- Luke 24.1-12 (4th Matins Gospel)
- Hebrews 11.9-10, 17-23, 32-40 (Epistle) (Sunday before Nativity)
- Matthew 1.1-25 (Gospel) (Sunday before Nativity)
12/23/2024
Monday of the 27th week after Pentecost — Tone 1
Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete
- 1 Timothy 5.1-10 (Epistle)
- Mark 10.46-52 (Gospel)
12/24/2024
Tuesday of the 27th week after Pentecost — Tone 1
Eve of Nativity
- Micah 5.2-4 (1st Hour, Prophecy)
- Hebrews 1.1-12 (1st Hour, Epistle)
- Matthew 1.18-25 (1st Hour, Gospel)
- Jeremiah (Baruch 3.35-4.4) (3rd Hour, Prophecy)
- Galatians 3.23-29 (3rd Hour, Epistle)
- Luke 2.1-20 (3rd Hour, Gospel)
- Isaiah 7.10-16; 8.1-4, 9-10 (6th Hour, Prophecy)
- Hebrews 1.10-2.3 (6th Hour, Epistle)
- Matthew 2.1-12 (6th Hour, Gospel)
- Isaiah 9.6-7 (9th Hour, Prophecy)
- Hebrews 2.11-18 (9th Hour, Epistle)
- Matthew 2.13-23 (9th Hour, Gospel)
- Genesis 1.1-13 (Vespers)
- Numbers 24.2-3, 5-9, 17-18 (Vespers)
- Micah 4.6-7; 5.2-4 (Vespers)
- Isaiah 11.1-10 (Vespers)
- Jeremiah (Baruch 3.35-4.4) (Vespers)
- Daniel 2.31-36, 44-45 (Vespers)
- Isaiah 9.6-7 (Vespers)
- Isaiah 7.10-16; 8.1-4, 9-10 (Vespers)
- Hebrews 1.1-12 (Epistle) (Eve of Nativity)
- Luke 2.1-20 (Gospel) (Eve of Nativity)
12/25/2024
Wednesday of the 27th week after Pentecost — Tone 1
Nativity of Christ
- Matthew 1.18-25 (Matins Gospel)
- Galatians 4.4-7 (Epistle) (Nativity)
- Matthew 2.1-12 (Gospel) (Nativity)
12/26/2024
Thursday of the 27th week after Pentecost — Tone 1
Synaxis of the Most-Holy Theotokos Hieromartyr Euthymius of Sardis
- Hebrews 2.11-18 (Epistle) (Theotokos)
- Matthew 2.13-23 (Gospel) (Theotokos)
12/27/2024
Friday of the 27th week after Pentecost — Tone 1
Protomartyr Stephen
- 2 Timothy 1.1-2, 8-18 (Epistle)
- Acts 6.8-7.5, 47-60 (Epistle) (St Stephen)
- Mark 12.1-12 (Gospel)
- Matthew 21.33-42 (Gospel) (St Stephen)
12/28/2024
Saturday of the 27th week after Pentecost — Tone 1
Saturday after Nativity 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia
- 1 Timothy 6.11-16 (Epistle) (Saturday after Nativity)
- Galatians 5.22-6.2 (Epistle)
- Matthew 12.15-21 (Gospel) (Saturday after Nativity)
- Luke 17.3-10 (Gospel)
12/29/2024
27th Sunday after Pentecost — Tone 2
Sunday after Nativity Holy Innocents Slain by Herod
- Luke 24.12-35 (5th Matins Gospel)
- Galatians 1.11-19 (Epistle) (Sunday after Nativity)
- Matthew 2.13-23 (Gospel) (Sunday after Nativity)
12/30/2024
Monday of the 28th week after Pentecost — Tone 2
Virgin Martyr Anysia at Thessalonica
- 2 Timothy 2.20-26 (Epistle)
- Mark 12.13-17 (Gospel)
12/31/2024
Tuesday of the 28th week after Pentecost — Tone 2
Leavetaking of the Nativity Ven. Melania the Younger of Rome
- 2 Timothy 3.16-4.4 (Epistle)
- Mark 12.18-27 (Gospel)