Monday 1st December 2025
Nativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowed
Today we commemorate:
Prophet Nahum (7th C. BC). Righteous Philaret the Merciful of Amnia (792). Holy Martyr Ananias of Persia. St. Porphyrios, patriarch of Antioch (413). St. Theoclites, archbishop of Lakedaimonia (870). SS Ananias and Solochonus, archbishops of Ephesus.
British Isles and Ireland:
St. Grwst of Llanrwst (7th C).
1 Timothy 1:1-7; Luke 19:37-44
Readings in bold type are those appointed by the Typikon for use at the Liturgy
1 Timothy 1:1-7
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Saviour and of the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, to Timothy, true child in the faith. Grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. While I go on into Macedonia, you are to stay in Ephesus as I asked so that you may instruct certain people not to teach other doctrines, nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies that promote disputes instead of maintaining God’s household in faith. The aim of the instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith, from which some have deviated and wandered off into silly talk. They want to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they are talking about nor what they are affirming.
Luke 19:37-44
At that time on the descent from the Mount of Olives, as Jesus drew nearer the whole company of disciples began to cheer and to praise God in a mighty voice for all the miracles they had seen. They were calling out, ‘Blessed is the King, he who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.’ Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, rebuke your disciples.’ But he replied, ‘I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.’ When he came closer and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘On this your day if you, yes you, had only recognised what brings you peace. But now it is hidden from your sight, for the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a fortification against you and surround you and hem you in on every side. They will raze you to the ground with your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone upon another because you did not recognise the time when you were visited.’