Saturday 29th November 2025
Nativity Fast: fish, wine and oil allowed
Today we commemorate:
Holy Martyr Paramon and his 370 companions in Bithynia (250). Holy Martyr Philoumenus of Ancyra, and with him Martyrs Valerian and Phaedrus (c.274). St. Acacius of Sinai, who is mentioned in ‘The Ladder’ (7th C). St. Dionysius, bishop of Corinth (182). St. Nicholas, archbishop of Thessalonica. St. Urban of Macedonia.
British Isles and Ireland:
St. Brendan of Birr (573). St. Sadwen (5th C). St. Egelwine of Athelney, monk (7th C).
Galatians 1:3-10; Luke 10:19-21
Readings in bold type are those appointed by the Typikon for use at the Liturgy
Galatians 1:3-10
Brothers and sisters, grace to you and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory to the ages of ages. Amen. I am amazed that you are turning so quickly from the one who called you in the grace of Christ to a different gospel. Not that there is another, although there are certain people who are unsettling you and want to pervert the Gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven were to preach a gospel to you other than that which we preached, let them be accursed. We have said it once and I now say it again: if any are preaching a gospel to you other than that which you received, let them be accursed. Am I now appealing to human beings or to God? Or am I trying to please human beings? Because if I were still seeking to please human beings I should not be a servant of Christ.
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.’