Wednesday December 3, 2025 / November 20, 2025
26th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast).
Forefeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple.
Venerable Gregory Decapolites (816).
St. Proclus, archbishop of Constantinople (447).
New Hieromartyrs Macarius bishop of Ecaterinoslav, Alexis, Alexander, Vladimir, John, Alexis, Basil, Nicholas, John, Emilian, Nocolos priests and Hieromartyrs Arsenius, Eutihius and Hillarion, Woman Hieromartyr Ioanicus hegumen (1937).
New Woman Hieromartyr Tatiana (after 1937).
Venerable Diodorus of George Hill (Solovki) (1633).
Martyr Dasius of Dorostolum (Romania) (303).
Martyrs Eustace, Thespesius, and Anatolius of Nicaea (312).
Hieromartyrs Nerses and Joseph; and John, Saverius, Isaac, and Hypatius, bishops of Persia; Martyrs Azades, Sasonius, Thecla, and Anna (343).
Martyrs Bautha and Denachis, who suffered with Hieromartyr Nerses of Persia (343). oSt. Isaac, bishop of Armenia (440). oVenerable Theoctistus the Confessor (855). oSt. Edmund, king of England and martyr (869) (Celtic & British).
St. Sozomen of Cyprus (12th c.).
The Scripture Readings
18
This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
19
having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,
20
of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
8
I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;
9
in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,
10
but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.
11
Let a woman learn in silence with all submission.
12
And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.
13
For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.
15
Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
15
Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16
But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.
17
Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.
26
And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”
27
But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28
Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.”
29
So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
30
who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.
Thursday Reading
1 Timothy 3:1-13
15
Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16
But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.
17
Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.
26
And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”
27
But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28
Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.”
29
So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
30
who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.
31
Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.
32
For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
33
They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.
34
But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.