General Information
As a way of communicating the messages contained within the Sunday Epistle and Gospel readings, our Church has been creating explanatory documents with both the readings and their messages. These are printed and provided at the front candle desk for the Sunday congregation, or if you wish to read them beforehand, they can be accessed from this page.
Readings
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| DATE | FEAST | READINGS |
| 6 Jan | The Epiphany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ | Epistle: Titus 2:11-14;3:4-7 Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 |
| 13 Jan | Sunday After Epiphany | Epistle: Ephesians 4:7-13 Gospel: Matthew 4:12-17 |
| 20 Jan | 12th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 Gospel: Luke 17:12-19 |
| 27 Jan | 15th Sunday of Luke (Sunday of Zacchaeus) | Epistle: Hebrews 7:26-28;8:1-2 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10 |
| 3 Feb | 16th Sunday of Matthew | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30 |
| 10 Feb | 17th Sunday of Matthew, Hieromartyr Haralambos | Epistle: 2 Timothy 2:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 |
| 17 Feb | Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (Triodion Begins) | Epistle: 2 Timothy 3:10-15 Gospel: Luke 18:10-14 |
| 24 Feb | Sunday of the Prodigal Son | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 Gospel: Luke 15:11-32 |
| 3 Mar | Meatfare Sunday (Judgement) | Epistle: 1 Corinthians 8:8-13;9:1-2 Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46 |
| 10 Mar | Cheesefare Sunday (Forgiveness) | Epistle: Romans 13:11-14;14:1-4 Gospel: Matthew 6:14-21 |
| 17 Mar | 1st Sunday of Lent, Sunday of Orthodoxy | Epistle: Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40 Gospel: John 1:43-51 |
| 24 Mar | 2nd Sunday of Lent, Gregory Palamas | Epistle: Hebrews 1:10-14;2:1-3 Gospel: Mark 2:1-12 |
| 31 Mar | 3rd Sunday of Lent, The Veneration of the Holy Cross | Epistle: Hebrews 4:14-16;5:1-6 Gospel: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 |
| 7 Apr | 4th Sunday of Lent, St John Climacus (the Writer of The Ladder) | Epistle: Hebrews 6:13-20 Gospel: Mark 9:17-31 |
| 14 Apr | 5th Sunday of Lent, St Mary of Egypt | Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-14 Gospel: Mark 10:32-45 |
| 21 Apr | Palm Sunday | Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9 Gospel: John 12:1-18 |
| 28 Apr | GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA | Epistle: Acts 1:1-8 Gospel: John 1:1-17 |
| 5 May | Sunday of Thomas, Great Martyr Irene | Epistle: Acts 5:12-20 Gospel: John 4:5-42 |
| 12 May | Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers | Epistle: Acts 6:1-7 Gospel: Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8 |
| 19 May | Sunday of the Paralytic | Epistle: Acts 9:32-42 Gospel: John 5:1-15 |
| 26 May | Sunday of the Samaritan Woman | Epistle: Acts 11:19-30 Gospel: John 4:5-42 |
| 2 Jun | Sunday of the Blind Man | Epistle: Acts 16:16-34 Gospel: John 7:37-52; 8:12 |
| 9 Jun | Fathers of the 1st Council | Epistle: Acts 20:16-18; 28:36 Gospel: John 17:1-13 |
| 16 Jun | Pentecost – Trinity Sunday | Epistle: Acts 2:1-11 Gospel: John 7:37-52; 8:12 |
| 23 Jun | All Saints | Epistle: Hebrews 11:33-40;12:1-2 Gospel: Matthew 10:32-33; 37-38; 19:27-30 |
| 30 Jun | Synaxis of the 12 Apostles | Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 Gospel: Matthew 9:36, 10:1-8 |
| 7 Jul | 3rd Sunday of Matthew, Great Martyr Kyriaki | Epistle: Galatians 3:23-29;4:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 6:22-33 |
| 14 Jul | Sunday of the Holy Fathers | Epistle: Titus 3:8-15 Gospel: Matthew 5:14-19 |
| 21 Jul | 5th Sunday of Matthew | Epistle: Romans 10:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1 |
| 28 Jul | 6th Sunday of Matthew | Epistle: Romans 12:6-14 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8 |
| 4 Aug | 7th Sunday of Matthew | Epistle: Romans 15:1-7 Gospel: Matthew 9:27-35 |
| 11 Aug | 8th Sunday of Matthew | Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Gospel: Matthew 14:14-22 |
| 18 Aug | 9th Sunday of Matthew | Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 Gospel: Matthew 14:22-34 |
| 25 Aug | 10th Sunday of Matthew | Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 Gospel: Matthew 17:14-23 |
| 1 Sep | Beginning of the Indiction (Ecclesiastical New Year) | Epistle: 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Gospel: Luke 4:16-22 |
| 8 Sep | Sunday Before Holy Cross, Nativity of the Theotokos | Epistle: Galatians 6:11-18 Gospel: John 3:13-17 |
| 15 Sep | Sunday after Holy Cross | Epistle: Galatians 2:16-20 Gospel: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 |
| 22 Sep | 1st Sunday of Luke | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 1:21-24;2:1-4 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 |
| 29 Sep | 2nd Sunday of Luke | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 Gospel: Luke 6:31-36 |
| 6 Oct | 3rd Sunday of Luke, Apostle Thomas | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Gospel: Luke 7:11-16 |
| 13 Oct | Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council | Epistle: Titus 3:8-15 Gospel: Luke 8:5-15 |
| 20 Oct | 6th Sunday of Luke, Gerasimos of Cephalonia | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 Gospel: Luke 8:26-39 |
| 27 Oct | 7th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 11:31-33;12:1-9 Gospel: Luke 8:41-56 |
| 3 Nov | 5th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: Galatians 1:11-19 Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 |
| 10 Nov | 8th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: Galatians 2:16-20 Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 |
| 17 Nov | 9th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: Galatians 6:11-18 Gospel: Luke 12:16-21 |
| 24 Nov | 13th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: Ephesians 2:4-10 Gospel: Luke 18:18-27 |
| 1 Dec | 14th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: Ephesians 2:14-22 Gospel: Luke 18:35-43 |
| 8 Dec | 10th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: Ephesians 4:1-7 Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 |
| 15 Dec | 11th Sunday of Luke | Epistle: 2 Timothy 1:8-18 Gospel: Luke 14:16-24 |
| 22 Dec | Sunday Before Nativity | Epistle: Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-25 |
| 29 Dec | Sunday After Nativity | Epistle: Galatians 1:11-19 Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23 |
