Saturday January 31, 2026 / January 18, 2026
34th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
St. Athanasius the Great (373) and St. Cyril (444), archbishops of Alexandria.
Venerable Cyril, schemamonk, and Venerable Maria, schemanun (1337) (parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh).
New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1919).
New Hieromartyr Eugene priest (1930).
New Hieromartyrs Vladimir, Nicholas, Sergius Alexander priests (1938).
Venerable Athanasius, abbot of Syanzhema (Valaam) (1550).
Venerable Athanasius of Novolok, monk (16th-17th c.).
Venerable Marcian of Cyrrhus in Syria, monk (ca. 303).
Martyr Xenia.
St. Maximus of Serbia, metropolitan (1516) (Serbia).
Venerable Silvanus, of Palestine, monk.
St. Leobardus of Marmoutier (6th c.) (Gaul).
Martyr Theodula and her companions Helladius, Boethius, Evagrius and Macarius of Anazarbus in Cilicia, (304).
St. Ephraim the Lesser, the Philosopher (1101) (Georgia).
Venerable Hieromonk Alexi (Shushania) of Teklati (1923) (Georgia).
St. Joachim, patriarch of Turnovo (1235).
St. Ninnidh of Inismacsaint (6th c.) (Celtic & British).
The Scripture Readings
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This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him.
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If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
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If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
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Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.
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Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.
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And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,
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who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
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Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
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saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man.
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Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’
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And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man,
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‘yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”
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Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said.
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And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?
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I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?
Hebrews 13:7-16 St. Athanasius and St. Cyril
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Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.
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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
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We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
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For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.
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Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
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Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.
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For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.
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Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
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But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Matthew 5:14-19 St. Athanasius and St. Cyril
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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.
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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.