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27th Week after Pentecost.

Old Style 25 Nov 2025 Julian Calendar

Monday

New Style 08 Dec 2025 Gregorian Calendar

Nativity Fast.
Monastic rule: hot food without oil.

1 Tim..5:1-10 ✥ Luke.19:37-44 ✥ Heb..9:1-7 ✥ Luke.10:38-42,11:27-28 ✥ Phil..3:20-4:3 ✥ Matt..5:14-19

Feasts

Apodosis (Leavetaking) of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Feast of the Saint

Feast Day of the Hieromartyr Clement of Rome

Feast of the Saint

Feast Day of the Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria

Venerated Saints

Bishop Hieromartyr

Clement of Rome, Bishop of Rome

Archbishop Hieromartyr

Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria

Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria

Venerable Martyr

Martyr Magdalena Zabelina, nun

Archbishop Hieromartyr

New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Ostroumov), Archbishop of Smolensk

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Hieromartyr Grigory Voinov, Presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

John of Vladimir, Presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Vasily Parijsky, presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Kosma Korotkikh, presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

John Tarasov, presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Simeon Afonkin, presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Hilarion Solovyov, presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Yaroslav Savitsky, Yamskoy, presbyter

Alexander Vershinsky, martyrs Pavel Kuzovkov and Nikolai Kopninsky

Presbyter Hieromartyr

John Januszew, presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Victor Smirnov, presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Andrei Shershnev, presbyter

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Varlaam Popov, presbyter

1 Timothy

5:1 Rebuke* not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

5:2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

5:3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.

5:4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

5:5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

5:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

5:7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

5:9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.

5:10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

Gospel of Luke

19:37 And when he was come nigh, even now* at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

19:38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

19:39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

19:42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

19:44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he* entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

11:27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Hebrews

9:1 Then verily* the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

9:2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

9:3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

9:4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

9:5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

9:6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

9:7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people|:

Philippians

3:20 For* our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

4:2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Gospel of Matthew

5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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