Sunday January 26, 2025 / January 13, 2025
31st Sunday after Pentecost. Tone six.
Sunday after the Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ
Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus at Belgrade (315).
Venerable Irinarch of Rostov (1616).
Venerable Eleazar of Anzersk Island at Solovki (1656).
Martyr Peter of Anium, at Eleutheropolis (1st c.).
Venerable James, bishop of Nisibis (350).
Venerable Maximus of Kapsokalyvia Skete, Mt. Athos (1364) (Greek).
Martyr Athanasius.
St. Hilary, bishop of Poitiers (369).
Martyrs Pachomius and Papyrinus in Greece (Greek).
The Scripture Readings
John 20:19-31 (9th Matins Gospel)
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Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
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When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
22
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.
24
Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
25
The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
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And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!”
27
Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”
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And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
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Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
30
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;
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but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
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This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
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Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
35
Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging.
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And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.
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So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
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And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him,
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saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
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Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”
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And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Ephesians 4:7-13 Sunday After
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But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
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Therefore He says:”When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.”
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(Now this, “He ascended”-what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
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He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
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And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
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for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
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till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Matthew 4:12-17 Sunday After
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Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.
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And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
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that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
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The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
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The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.”
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From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”