Saturday 7th February 2026
Fast free week
Leavetaking of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple
Today we commemorate:
The 1003 Holy Martyrs of Nicomedia (303). St. Parthenios, bishop of Lampsacus on the Hellespont (4th C). Righteous Luke of Mt. Steirion (953). New Martyr George of Crete (1861).
British Isles and Ireland:
Holy Martyr Augulus (Aule) of London (303). St. Richard of the West Saxons (720). St. Ronan of Kilmaronen. St. Meldon, bishop of Peronne (6th C).
1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 20:46-21:4,8:8
Readings in bold type are those appointed by the Typikon for use at the Liturgy
1 Timothy 6:11-16
Timothy, my son, pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, humility. Fight the good fight of faith; lay hold of the everlasting life to which you were called, and of the noble confession that you professed in the presence of many witnesses. I charge you in the presence of God who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus who bore witness to the noble confession before Pontius Pilate, to keep the commandment unblemished, blameless, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ which he will reveal in his own time. He is the blessed and only Mighty One, the King of kings and Lord of lords who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no human being has seen or is able to see. To him be honour and everlasting dominion. Amen.
Luke 20:46-21:4,8:8
The Lord said to his disciples, ‘Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes and to be greeted in the marketplaces, and they love the front seats in the synagogues and the top table at feasts. They, who gobble up widows’ houses and for outward show pray at great length, will receive an especially severe condemnation.’ He looked up and saw those who were casting their gifts into the treasury, rich people. Then he saw a poor widow putting in two tiny coins, and he said, ‘Truly I tell you that this poor widow put in more than anyone. For they all put in gifts for God from their surplus, but she, from her poverty, put in all she had in life. … After saying this he exclaimed, ‘Let those who have ears for listening, listen.’