Tuesday November 11, 2025 / October 29, 2025
23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five.
Virgin-martyr Anastasia the Roman (256).
Venerable Abramius the Recluse (360) and his niece St. Mary, of Mesopotamia (397).
Venerable Abramius, archimandrite of Rostov (Valaam) (1073).
New Hieromartyrs Nicholas priest and with him Cosma, Victor, Naum, Philip, John, Paul, Andrew, Paul, Basil, Alexis, John and Virgin-martyr Agaphia (1918).
New Hieromartyr John priest (1930).
New Hieromartyr Eugene priest (1937).
Virgin-martyr Anastasia (after 1937).
New Hieromartyr Leonid priest (1941).
Martyrs Claudius, Asterius, Neon, and Theonilla, of Aegae in Cilicia (285).
Venerable Anna (known as Euphemianus) of Constantinople (826).
Venerable Abramius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (12th-13th c.).
Venerablemartyr Anastasius.
Venerable Ermelindis, hermitess (6th c.) (Neth.).
New Martyr Athanasius of Sparta, at Muatanach (1653) (Greek).
Martyr Timothy of Esphigmenou Monastery, Mt. Athos (1820) (Greek).
Martyr Melitene of Marcionopolis (Greek).
Martyrs Cyril, Menas, and Menaeus (Greek).
St. Rostislav, prince of Moravia, Czechoslovakia (870).
St. Serapion of Zarzma, Georgia (900) (Georgia).
The Scripture Readings
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And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
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so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.
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For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything.
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For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
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and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
34
The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
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Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.
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If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.
37
And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.
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When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.
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Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.
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Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
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But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
Galatians 5:22-6:2 St. Abramius
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
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And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
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Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
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Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Matthew 11:27-30 St. Abramius
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All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
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Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.