Friday November 14, 2025 / November 1, 2025
23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five.
Fast. Oil Allowed
Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia, and their mother St. Theodota (3rd c.).
New Hieromartyrs Alexander and Theodore priests (1918).
New Hieromartyrs Sergius archbishop of Eletsk, Alexander and Demetrius priests, Virgin-martyr Elizabeth (1937).
Martyr Peter (1941).
Hieromartyrs John the Bishop and James the Presbyter, of Persia (345).
Martyrs Cyrenia and Juliana in Cilicia (305).
Martyr Hermeningilda the Goth of Spain (586).
Martyrs Caesarius, Dacius, Sabbas, Sabinian, Agrippa, Adrian, and Thomas at Damascus (7th c.).
St. Cosmas of Verkhoturye (1704).
Martyrs James of Mt. Athos and his two disciples James and Dionysius (1520) (Greek).
Venerable David of Euboea (1589) (Greek).
Martyrs Cyprian and Juliana (Greek).
St. Cadfan, abbot of Bardsey Island.
New Virgin-martyr Helen of Sinope (18th c.).
The Scripture Readings
14
For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans,
15
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are contrary to all men,
16
forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.
17
But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.
18
Therefore we wanted to come to you-even I, Paul, time and again-but Satan hindered us.
19
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
2
For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.
3
Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
4
And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
6
Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.
7
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
8
Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.
9
But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10
And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
11
Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say.
12
For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.
1 Corinthians 12:27-13:8 Unmercenaries
27
Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
28
And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.
29
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?
30
Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
31
But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
4
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
5
does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6
does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8
Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
Matthew 10:1,5-8 Unmercenaries
1
And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
5
These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.
6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7
And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.