December 3...... 14^th Sunday of Luke

The holy Prophet Sophonios. Our father among the saints John, bishop of Kolonias, the Hesychast. The holy martyrs Agapios and Selefkos and the holy priest martyr Theodoulos, Archbishop of Alexandria. The holy new martyr Angeles of Chios

EPISTLE: Ephesians 4:1-7

GOSPEL: Luke 18:35-43

 

December 10....... Tenth Sunday of Luke

The holy martyr Menas the Kallikelados. The Martyrs Hermogenes and Eugraphos. The Righteous Thomas.

EPISTLE: Ephesians 5:8-19

GOSPEL: Luke 13:10-17

 

December 17............ Eleventh Sunday of Luke

The Holy Forefathers. The Prophet Daniel, the holy Three Youths (Ananias, Azarias and Misail). Our father among the saints Dionysios, bishop of Aegina the wonderworker whose holy relics remain in Zakynthos.

EPISTLE: Colossians 3:4-11

GOSPEL: Luke 14:16-24; Matthew 22:14

 

December 24............... Sunday before the Nativity of Christ. Eve of the Nativity in the flesh of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ. Our holy and God-mantled Fathers, always pleasing to God from the ages past, from Adam through Joseph the Betrothed of the All-holy Theotokos, from the genealogy written by the Holy Evangelist Luke. The holy virgin- martyr Eugenia and those with her.

EPISTLE: Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40

GOSPEL: Matthew 1:1-25

 

December 31.............. Sunday before Theophany. Apodosis (Restitution) of the Nativity. Commemoration of Joseph the Betrothed, David the Prophet, and Iakovos (James) the Brother of our Lord. Righteous Melania of Rome. Zotikos, the Orphan-keeper.

EPISTLE: II Timothy 4:5-8

GOSPEL: Mark 1:1-8

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