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 4643
Matthew 12:9-13 (5th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4156
Matthew 12:14-16, 22-30 (5th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4525
Matthew 12:15-21 (Saturday after Nativity) 1 min 5319
Matthew 12:30-37 (8th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4451
Matthew 12:38-45 (5th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4558
Matthew 12:46-13:3 (5th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4422
Matthew 13:4-9 (5th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 5605
Matthew 13:10-23 (6th Monday after Pentecost) 2 mins 4230
Matthew 13:24-30 (6th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4893
Matthew 13:31-36 (6th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 5207
Matthew 13:36-43 (6th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4126
Matthew 13:44-54 (6th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 6000
Matthew 13:54-58 (Apostle) 1 min 4873
Matthew 14:1-13 (7th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4103
Matthew 14:14-22 (8th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4611
Matthew 14:22-34 (9th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 5007
Matthew 14:35-15:11 (7th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4685
Matthew 15:12-21 (7th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 3552
Matthew 15:21-28 (17th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4304
Matthew 15:29-31 (7th Friday after Pentecost) - 3826
Matthew 15:32-39 (9th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 3836
Matthew 16:1-6 (In Times of Drought) 1 min 4092
Matthew 16:6-12 (8th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4100