Sunday 1st February 2026
Tone 1 - Eothinon 1
33rd after Pentecost, 16th of Luke, Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
Holy Martyr Tryphon of Campsada, Syria
Forefeast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple
Today we commemorate:
Holy Martyrs Perpetua of Carthage, and catechumens Saturus, Revocatus, Saturninus, Secundulus and Felicitas (203). St. Basil, archbishop of Thessalonica (895) and St. Timothy the Confessor. SS David (784), Symeon (843), and George (844), Confessors of Mitylene. New Martyr Anastasius at Nauplion (1655). Martyr Elias the New of Damascus (779).
British Isles and Ireland:
St. Brigid, abbess of Kildare (c.525). St. Euny of Western Cornwall (6th C). St. Crewenna, missionary in Cornwall (5th C). St. Jarlath, bishop of Armagh (c.480). St. Cinnia, Princess of Ulster (5th C). St. Darlugdach, second abbess of Kildare (c.524). St.Ursus, Irish missionary in Gaul & Italy (6th C). St. Ina of Llanina (5th C).
2 Timothy 3:10-15; Luke 18:10-14
For the Commemoration: Romans 8:28-39; Luke 10:19-21
Readings in bold type are those appointed by the Typikon for use at the Liturgy
2 Timothy 3:10-15
Timothy, my son, you have followed closely my teaching and way of life, my purpose, faith, fortitude, love, perseverance, the persecutions, the afflictions that overtook me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra. What persecutions I endured, and from them all the Lord delivered me. But all who want to live in Christ Jesus in a godly way will be persecuted; and evil people and impostors will become increasingly worse, deceiving and being deceived. As for you, continue in what you learnt and of which you were assured, knowing who taught you; because from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Luke 18:10-14
The Lord told this parable. ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood praying to himself like this: “God, I thank you that I am not like other people: greedy, unrighteous, adulterous, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week. I give tithes of everything I possess.” But the tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven; he was beating his breast, saying, “God be merciful to me, a sinner.” I tell you that this man went home made righteous, but not the other. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’
Romans 8:28-39
Brothers and sisters, we know that everything works together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose. Because those whom he knew beforehand, he also appointed beforehand to be conformed to the image of his Son so that he might be the first-born among many brothers and sisters. And so those whom he appointed beforehand, he also called; and those whom he called, he also accounted righteous; and those whom he accounted righteous, he also glorified. What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Besides, he did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, so how would he not also grant us everything with him? Who will bring a charge against the chosen ones of God? It is God who makes righteous; who will condemn? Christ died, and what is more he was raised from the dead, and it is he who intercedes for us at the right hand of God. What shall separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation or distress or persecution, or hunger or nakedness, or danger or the sword? As it is written, ‘For your sake we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep for slaughter.’ But in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loves us. For I am confident that neither death nor life, nor angels nor empires nor powers, nor present threats nor future events, nor what is high nor what is deep, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Luke 10:19-21
The Lord said to his disciples, ‘Understand that I give you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy, so that nothing may harm you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits obey you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’ At that moment Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the clever and intelligent and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this was your delight.’