Scripture Readings - Matthew

Gospel of Matthew
Although the document is internally anonymous, the authorship of this Gospel has been traditionally ascribed to St. Matthew. The surviving testimony of the Church Fathers is unanimous in this view, and the tradition had been accepted by Christians at least as early as the 2nd century up to modern times. In addition, the title “According to Matthew” is found in the earliest codices, which date to the fourth century.
According to Tradition, after Pentecost St. Matthew preached the Good News of the Lord’s Resurrection throughout Palestine. Then, at the request of the Jewish converts at Jerusalem, the holy Apostle Matthew wrote his Gospel describing the earthly life of the Savior before leaving to preach the Gospel in faraway lands. He then left to preach his Gospel in Syria, Media, Persia, Parthia, before being martyred in Ethiopia.
Because it was first recorded in Palestine, there is some speculation and evidence that Matthew’s Gospel was originally written in Aramaic, though the earliest surviving version now in existence is in Greek. It was probably written somewhere from AD 60-65, though more liberal scholars put the date at 80-100.
The Gospel of St. Matthew is read liturgically over seventeen weeks beginning with the Monday of the Holy Spirit (the day after Pentecost). From the twelfth week, it is read on Saturdays and Sundays while the Gospel of St. Mark is read on the remaining weekdays.
Note that according to the Typicon, the Gospel of Luke always begins on the Monday following the Sunday after the Exaltation of the Cross. This may or may not be the 18th week after Pentecost. So the Gospel of St. Matthew readings may end early (skipping readings) or later (repeating readings).

Reading Read Time Hit Count
Matthew 12:1-8 (4th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,660
Matthew 12:9-13 (5th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,174
Matthew 12:14-16, 22-30 (5th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,537
Matthew 12:15-21 (Saturday after Nativity) 1 min 5,331
Matthew 12:30-37 (8th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,474
Matthew 12:38-45 (5th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,575
Matthew 12:46-13:3 (5th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,442
Matthew 13:4-9 (5th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 5,617
Matthew 13:10-23 (6th Monday after Pentecost) 2 mins 4,248
Matthew 13:24-30 (6th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,911
Matthew 13:31-36 (6th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 5,226
Matthew 13:36-43 (6th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,143
Matthew 13:44-54 (6th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 6,023
Matthew 13:54-58 (Apostle) 1 min 4,907
Matthew 14:1-13 (7th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,132
Matthew 14:14-22 (8th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,654
Matthew 14:22-34 (9th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 5,050
Matthew 14:35-15:11 (7th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,705
Matthew 15:12-21 (7th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 3,573
Matthew 15:21-28 (17th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,319
Matthew 15:29-31 (7th Friday after Pentecost) - 3,846
Matthew 15:32-39 (9th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 3,859
Matthew 16:1-6 (In Times of Drought) 1 min 4,116
Matthew 16:6-12 (8th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,131