Prayer Essentials
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Saturday January 18, 2025 / January 5, 2025
30th Week after Pentecost. Tone four.
Fast. Wine and Oil Allowed.
Saturday before the Theophany.
Eve of the Theophany (Kreshchenskyi Sochelnik).
Fast Day.
Martyrs Theopemptus, bishop of Nicomedia, and Theonas (303).
Venerable Syncletica of Alexandria (350).
New Hieromartyr Joseph and with him 37 Martyrs (1921).
Virgin-martyr Eugenia (1933).
New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1934).
Martyr Matthew (1938).
Venerable Symeon of the Pskov Caves (1960).
Prophet Micah (9th c. B.C.).
Venerable Apollinaris of Egypt (470).
Sts. Phosterius the Hermit and Menas of Sinai (6th c.).
Venerable Gregory of Crete, monk (820).
Martyr Theoidus.
Martyr Sais.
St. Tatiana.
New Monk-martyr Romanus of Carpenision, who suffered at Constantinople(1694).
New Hieromartyr Romanus of Lacedaemonia (1695).
St. Menas of Sinai (6th c.).
Translation of the relics of St. Rumon, bishop, to Tavistock.
The Scripture Readings
1 Timothy 3:14:4-5 Saturday before the Theophany
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These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly;
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but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
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Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
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speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
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forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
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For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;
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for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
Matthew 3:1-11 Saturday before the Theophany
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In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
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and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
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For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.’ ”
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Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him
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and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,
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and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
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And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Vespers
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Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
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all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
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all ate the same spiritual food,
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and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
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while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
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And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
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as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.
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Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth;
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And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”
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Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
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And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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So the people asked him, saying, “What shall we do then?”
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He answered and said to them, “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.”
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Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”
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And he said to them, “Collect no more than what is appointed for you.”
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Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” So he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”
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Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not,
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John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.
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And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.
1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Blessing of Waters, Epistle
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Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
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all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
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all ate the same spiritual food,
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and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
Mark 1:9-11 Blessing of Waters, Gospel
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It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove.
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Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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