Orthodox Readings

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Holy Prophet Habbakuk (Abbacum) (7th c. BC).; Holy Martyr Myrope (Myropea) of Chios (251); Our Holy Father Athanasius "the Resurrected," Recluse of the Kiev Caves (1176)

Tuesday of the 26th week after Pentecost

Tone 8. Nativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowed. What this means

The Epistle

1 Timothy 1:8–14

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. 12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

The Gospel

Luke 19:45–48

And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. 47And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

Commemorated today

  • Holy Prophet Habbakuk (Abbacum) (7th c. BC).
  • Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus
  • Joannicos the Monk of Devich
  • Theophilos the Hermit
  • Holy Martyr Myrope (Myropea) of Chios (251)
  • Our Holy Father Athanasius "the Resurrected," Recluse of the Kiev Caves (1176)
  • Saint (Stephen) Uroš, King of Serbia (1367)
  • Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia (1991) (Nov. 19 OC)

Hymns and lives of the saints are on the Online Chapel of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.

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