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Sunday, January 5, 2025

Sunday, January 05, 2025
Tone 3 of the Octoechos.
28th Sunday after Pentecost
Fast Wine & Oil 28th Sunday after Pentecost — Tone 3. Sunday before Theophany – Eve of Theophany.

Readings:

• 2 Timothy 4.5-8 (Epistle) (Sunday before Theophany)
• Mark 1.1-8 (Gospel) (Sunday before Theophany)
• Genesis 1.1-13 (Vespers)
• Exodus 14.15-18, 21-23, 27-29 (Vespers)
• Exodus 15.22-16.1 (Vespers)
• Joshua 3.7-8, 15-17 (Vespers)
• 4[2] Kings 2.6-14 (Vespers)
• 4[2] Kings 5.9-14 (Vespers)
• Isaiah 1.16-20 (Vespers)
• Genesis 32.1-10 (Vespers)
• Exodus 2.5-10 (Vespers)
• Judges 6.36-40 (Vespers)
• 3[1] Kings 18.30-39 (Vespers)
• 4[2] Kings 2.19-22 (Vespers)
• Isaiah 49.8-15 (Vespers)
• Luke 24.36-53 (6th Matins Gospel)
• 1 Corinthians 9.19-27 (Epistle) (at Vespers)
• Luke 3.1-18 (Gospel) (at Vespers)
• Isaiah 35.1-10 (Great Blessing of Waters)
• Isaiah 55.1-13 (Great Blessing of Waters)
• Isaiah 12.3-6 (Great Blessing of Waters)
• 1 Corinthians 10.1-4 (Great Blessing of Waters) (Epistle)
• Mark 1.9-11 (Great Blessing of Waters) (Gospel)

Psalter:

• Kathisma 2, Kathisma 3 (Matins)

On this day the Church remembers:

• Forefeast Theophany
• Hieromartyr Theopemptus the Bishop of Nicomedia
• Martyr Theonas
• Venerable Syncletica of Alexandria
• Prophet Micah
• Virginmartyr Appolinaria of Egypt
• Venerable Phosterius the Hermit
• Venerable Menas of Sinai
• Venerable Gregory of Crete
• Venerable Romanus the Martyr

Hymns:

• Forefeast Theophany
• Hieromartyr Theopemptus the Bishop of Nicomedia
• Martyr Theonas
• Virginmartyr Appolinaria of Egypt