Monday September 7, 2026 / August 25, 2026
15th Week after Pentecost. Tone five.
Return of the relics of the Apostle Bartholomew from Anastasiopolis to Lipari (6th c.).
Holy Apostle Titus of the Seventy (1st c.).
Hieromartyr Moses (1931).
New Hieromartyr priest Vladimir Moschansky (1938).
Sts. Barses and Eulogius (386), bishops of Edessa, and St. Protogenes, bishop of Carrhae (4th c.), confessors.
St. Menas, patriarch of Constantinople (6th c.).
St. John the Cappadocian (520) and St. Epiphanius (535), patriarchs of Constantinople.
Synaxis of Hierarchs of Crete: Andrew the Wonderworker; Cyril, bishop of Gortyna; and Eumenius, bishop of Rome. (Greek).
St. Aredius of Limousin (591) (Gaul).
St. Gregory of Utrecht (775) (Neth.).
Translation of the relics of St. Hilda of Whitby (680) (Celtic & British).
St. Ebba the Elder, abbess of Coldingham, Northumbria, England (683) (Celtic & British).
The Scripture Readings
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Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;
12
for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
13
And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
14
But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?
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We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
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knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Mark 5:24-34
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So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.
25
Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years,
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and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse.
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When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.
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For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”
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Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.
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And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”
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But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ “
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And He looked around to see her who had done this thing.
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But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.
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And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”
Titus 1:1-4;2:15-3:3,12-13,15 Apostles
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Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,
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in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
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but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
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To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
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Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
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Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,
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to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.
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For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
12
When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
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Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey with haste, that they may lack nothing.
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All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
Matthew 5:14-19 Apostles
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You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
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Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
17
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
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For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.
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Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.