READINGS 11, 12 & 13 - Reading 11 - Continued from page 2
Tuesday January 7th, 2003 / December 25th, 2002
THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST
Matins:
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 1:18-25
The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostomos:
The Epistle to the Galatians 4:4-7
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 2:1-12
Dismissal Hymn, Tone 4
Your Nativity, O Christ our God, has shined the light of knowledge upon the world;
for thereby they that worshipped the stars were instructed by a star to worship You,
the Sun of Righteousness, and to know You, the Day-spring from on high.
O Lord, glory to You.
Kontakion Tone 3
Today the Virgin gives birth to Him Who is transcendent in essence;
and the earth offers a cave to Him Who is unapproachable.
Angels with shepherds give glory; with a star, the Magi do journey;
for our sake a young Child is born, Who is pre-eternal God.
Wednesday January 8th, 2003 / December 26th, 2002
Synaxis [Sobor] of the Most Holy Mother of God; Saint Joseph the Betrothed; Saint Euthymios, Bishop of Sardis
Mother of God:
The Epistle to the Hebrews 2:11-18
The Gospel according to Saint Matthew 2:13-23
Thursday January 9th, 2003 / December 27th, 2002
Saint Stephen, protomartyr and archdeacon; Saint Theodore Graptus, archbishop of Constantinople, confessor
The Epistle of James 4:7 - 5:9
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark 11:27-33
Protomartyr Stephen:
The Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 21:33-42
Friday January 10th, 2003 / December 28th, 2002
20,000 martyrs burnt in the Church of Nicodemia
The Epistle of Saint Peter 1:1-2, 10-12; 2:6-10
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark 12:1-12
The Martyrs:
The Epistle to the Romans 8:3-9
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke 10:19-21
Saturday January 11th, 2003/ December 29th, 2002
The Saturday after the Nativity of Christ
14,000 infants of Bethlehem slain for Christ under King Herod; Saint Marcellus, abbot of the monastery of the Unsleeping ones
The First Epistle to Timothy 6:11-16
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 12:15-21
The Martyrs:
The Second Epistle to the Corinthians 5:15-21
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 4:2, 13-23
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