Sunday 18th January 2026
Tone 7 - Eothinon 10
29th after Pentecost, 12th of Luke
Athanasius the Great and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria
Today we commemorate:
Holy martyr Theodula and her companions Helladius, Boethius, Evagrius and Macarius of Anazarbus in Cilicia, (304). St. Marcian of Cyrrhus in Syria, monk (c.303). St. Maximus of Serbia (1546)
British Isles and Ireland:
St. Deicola of Bangor (6th C). St. Wilfrid (Ulfrid), missionary and martyr in Sweden (1028).
Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 17:12-19
For the Commemoration: Hebrews 13:7-16; Matthew 5:14-19
Readings in bold type are those appointed by the Typikon for use at the Liturgy
Colossians 3:4-11
Brothers and sisters, when Christ, our life, is revealed, then we too shall be revealed with him in glory. Put to death then the parts of you that are of the earth: immorality, impurity, lust, depraved desire, and greed that is idolatry. The wrath of God is coming upon the children of disobedience because of these things with which you also once occupied yourselves when you lived among them. But now rid yourselves of them all: anger, hot-headedness, malice, blasphemy, foul language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another. You have put off the old self with its practices and put on the new that is being restored in understanding according to the image of him who created it, where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
Luke 17:12-19
At that time, as Jesus entered a village, ten men met him. They were lepers who kept their distance, and with raised voices they called out, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.’ When he saw them he said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went on their way they were made clean. One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God in a loud voice. Then he fell face-down at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. And this man was a Samaritan. Jesus responded by saying, ‘Were not ten made clean? The nine, where are they? Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?’ And he told him, ‘Rise, be on your way. Your faith has saved you.’
Hebrews 13:7-16
Brothers and sisters, remember those who lead you, those who spoke the word of God to you. Study what comes from their way of life; imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and into the ages. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for the heart to be maintained by grace, not by foods from which those so preoccupied gain no benefit. We have an altar from which those who serve in the Tent have no right to eat, for the bodies of the animals whose blood is brought into the Holy Places by the High Priest because of sin are burnt outside the camp. This is why Jesus also suffered outside the gate, so that he might sanctify the people through his own blood. Let us then go to him outside the camp, bearing his disgrace, for here we have no lasting city but we look to the one that is to come. Through him, therefore, let us offer up to God a continual sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips confessing his name. And do not neglect good deeds and fellowship, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Matthew 5:14-19
The Lord said to his disciples, ‘You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand so that it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before all in the same way so that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I have come to overthrow the law or the prophets. I have not come to overthrow but to fulfil, for truly I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one tiny pen-stroke, shall pass from the law until everything is accomplished. Whoever then sets aside one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven, but whoever keeps them and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.’