Sunday November 16, 2025 / November 3, 2025
23rd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone six.
Martyrs Acepsimas the Bishop, Joseph the Presbyter, and Aeithalas the Deacon, of Persia (376).
Dedication of the Church of the Great-martyr George in Lydda (4th c.).
New Hieromartyr Nicholas and Martyr Paul (1918).
New Hieromartyrs Basil, Peter, Basil, Alexander, Vladimir, Sergius, Nicholas, Vicentius, John, Peter, Alexander, Paul, Cosmas priests and Simeon deacon (1937).
Virgin-martyr Evdokia (1938).
New Hieromartyr Sergius deacon (1942).
Martyrs Atticus, Agapius, Eudoxius, Carterius, Istucarius (Styrax), Pactobius (Tobias), and Nictopolion, at Sebaste (320).
Venerable Acepsimas, hermit of Cyrrhus in Syria (4th c.).
St. Snandulia of Persia (380).
Venerable Anna, daughter of Prince Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (1112).
Venerable Elias of Egypt.
St. Achaemonides, (or Hormisdas), confessor, of Persia (4th).
St. Winifred of Treffynon (Holywell), N. Wales, (630) (Celtic & British).
Translation of the relics of St. Edith, nun of Wilton.
St. Theodore, confessor, bishop of Ancyra (8-9th c.) (Greek).
New Martyr Hieromonk George of Neopolis, Asia Minor (1797) (Greek).
Martyrs Dacius, Severus, Andronas, Theodotus, and Theodota (Greek).
St. Hubert of Maastricht (727) (Neth.).
Venerable Nicholas, Radiant Star of the Georgians (1308) (Georgia).
St. Pimen of Zographou, Mt. Athos (16th-17th c.).
The Meeting (1196) of St. Sava (1235) and St. Symeon the Myrrh-gusher (1200) of Serbia at Vatopedi, Mt. Athos.
St. Pirmin, bishop and monastic founder (753) (Germany).
The Scripture Readings
Matthew 28:16-20 (1st Matins Gospel)
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Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.
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When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.
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And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
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Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
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But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
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even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
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and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
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that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
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not of works, lest anyone should boast.
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For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
41
And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house,
42
for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him.
43
Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any,
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came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.
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And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”
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But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.”
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Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.
48
And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
49
While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.”
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But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”
51
When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl.
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Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.”
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And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.
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But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.”
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Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat.
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And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.