December 2024
Feastday readings are in boldface. Readings: After Easter (AE), After Pentecost (AP), After Holy Cross (AC), Lent (L).
Tones: Octoechos (T), Eothinon (E)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Healing the Blind Man
Prophet Nahum
Epistle: Colossians 1:12-18
Gospel: Luke 18:35-42
T.3 / E.6
No meat or dairy
28AP/14AC
2
Prophet Habakkuk
Epistle: Hebrews 3:5-11,17-19
Gospel: Luke 20:27-44
No meat or dairy
29AP/12AC
3
Prophet Zephaniah
Epistle: Hebrews 4:1-13
Gospel: Luke 21:12-19
No meat or dairy
29AP/12AC
4
Great-martyr Barbara
Father John the Damascene
Epistle: Galatians 3:23-29,4:1-5 (Th/15AP)
Gospel: Mark 5:24-34 (Mo/15AP)
No meat or dairy
5
Father Sabas the Sanctified
Orthros: Luke 6:17-23 (Fr/2AC)
Epistle: Galatians 5:22-26,6:1-2 (Sa/27AP)
Gospel: Matthew 11:27-30
No meat or dairy
4AP
6
Father Nicholas Fhe Wonderworker
Orthros: John 10:1-9
Epistle: Hebrews 13:17-21
Gospel: Luke 6:17-23
No meat or dairy
2AC
7
Father Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
Epistle: Ephesians 2:11-13
Gospel: Luke 13:19-29
No meat or dairy
29AP/12AC
8
Healing a Woman on the Sabbath
Father Patapios
Epistle: Colossians 3:12-16
Gospel: Luke 13:10-17
T.4 / E.7
No meat or dairy
30AP/10AC
9
Maternity of Ann
Orthros: Luke 6:17-23 (Fr/2AC)
Epistle: Galatians 4:22-27 (Sep 9)
Gospel: Luke 8:16-21 (Sa/6AC)
No meat or dairy
10
Martyrs Mena, Hermogenes and Eugraphus
Epistle: Hebrews 9:8-23
Gospel: Mark 8:22-26
No meat or dairy
30AP/13AC
11
Father Daniel the Stylite
Epistle: Hebrews 10:1-18
Gospel: Mark 8:30-34
No meat or dairy
30AP/13AC
12
Father Spiridon the Wonderworker
Orthros: John 10:1-9
Epistle: Ephesians 5:8-19 (Su/26AP)
Gospel: John 10:9-16 (Nov 13)
No meat or dairy
13
Martyrs Eustrates, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, Orestes and the Virgin Lucia
Epistle: Hebrews 11:8-16
Gospel: Mark 9:32-40
No meat or dairy
30AP
14
Martyrs Thyrces, Leucius, Callinicus, Philemon and Apollonius
Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-8
Gospel: Luke 14:1-11
No meat or dairy
30AP/13AC
15
Sunday of the Forefathers
Hieromartyr Eleutherius - Father Paul of Latra
Epistle: Colossians 3:4-11
Gospel: Luke 14:16-24 (Dec 10)
T.5 / E.8
No meat or dairy
29AP
16
Prophet Haggai
Epistle: Hebrews 11:17-31
Gospel: Mark 9:42-49,10:1
No meat or dairy
31AP/14AC
17
Prophet Daniel and Ananias, Azarias and Mizael
Epistle: Hebrews 12:25-27,13:22-25
Gospel: Mark 10:2-12
No meat or dairy
31AP/14AC
18
Martyrs Sebastian and His Companions
Epistle: James 1:1-18
Gospel: Mark 10:11-16
No meat or dairy
31AP/14AC
19
Martyr Boniface
Epistle: James 1:19-27
Gospel: Mark 10:17-27
No meat or dairy
31AP/14AC
20
Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer
Epistle: James 2:1-13
Gospel: Mark 10:24-32
No meat or dairy
31AP
21
Saturday Before the Nativity of our Lord
Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia
Epistle: Galatians 3:8-12
Gospel: Luke 13:19-29
No meat or dairy
26AP/12AC
22
Sunday Before the Nativity of our Lord - Genealogy
Great-martyr Anastasia
Epistle: Hebrews 11:9-10,32-40
Gospel: Matthew 1:1-25
No meat or dairy
T.6 / E.9
23
Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete
Epistle: James 2:14-26
Gospel: Mark 10:46-52
No meat or dairy
32AP/17AP
24
Paramony of the Nativity
Martyr Eugenia
Epistle: Hebrews 1:1-12 (Sa/1L)
Gospel: Luke 2:1-20
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
25
Nativity of our Lord
Orthros: Matthew 1:18-25
Epistle: Galatians 4:4-7
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
Fast free
26
Synaxis of the Mother of God
Epistle: Hebrews 10:19-31
Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23
Fast free
27
Protomartyr Archdeacon Stephen
Father Theodore the Confessor
Epistle: Acts 6:8-15,7:1-5,47-60 (Mo/3AE)
Gospel: Matthew 21:33-42 (Su/13AP)
Fast free
28
Saturday After the Nativity of our Lord
Martyrs Burned in Nicomedia
Epistle: 1 Timothy 6:11-16
Gospel: Luke 19:1-10 (Su/15AC)
Fast free
29
Sunday After the Nativity of our Lord - Holy Joseph, James and David
Epistle: Galatians 1:11-19
Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23 (Dec 26)
T.7 / E.10
Fast free
20AP
30
Venerable Melany - Martyr Anysia
Epistle: 1 Peter 2:21-25,3:1-9
Gospel: Mark 12:18-27
Fast free
31
Leave-taking of the Nativity of our Lord
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:39-57
Gospel: Mark 12:28-37
Fast free