Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Saints of the day

• Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia
• New Hieromartyr Platon (Kulbusch), Bishop of Reval and Priests Michael Bleive and Nicholas Bezhanitsky
• New Hieromartyr Alexander (Trapitsyn), Archbishop of Samara and Priests John Smirnov, Alexander Ivanov, John Sulʹdin, Alexander Organov, Vyacheslav Infantov, Basil Vitevsky and James Alferov
• Мч. Петра (1938)
• New Venerable Martyr Jeremias (Leonov)
• Martyr Basil of Ancyra

Fasting

Any food is fine.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.

Readings

• Epistle: Colossians 2:8-12
• Gospel: Luke 2:20-21, 40-52
• Epistle: Hebrews 7:26-8:2
• Gospel: Luke 6:17-23
• Gospel (Matins): John 10:9-16
• Old Testament (Vespers): Genesis 17:1-7, 9-12, 14
• Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 8:22-30
• Old Testament (Vespers): Proverbs 10:31-32, 11:1-12

Full text of the readings