Sunday, December 1, 2041
14th Sunday of Luke
Tone 8. Nativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowed. What this means
The Epistle
Ephesians 4:1–7
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
The Gospel
Luke 18:35–43
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: 36And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 38And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, 41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. 42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 43And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
Commemorated today
- Prophet Nahum
- Ananias the Persian
- Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia
- Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon, Archbishops of Ephesus
- Saint Philaret the Merciful of Constantinople (762)
- Our Venerable Father Eligius (Eloi), Bishop of Noyon (660)
Hymns and lives of the saints are on the Online Chapel of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.