Fast
2 Thess. 2:1-16, Lk. 14:25-27
St. Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle to the Ephesians

Fast: Saints Cornelius the Centurion, Simeon the Relative of Christ, Polycarp the Bishop of Smyrna and the Martyrs that perished in the East
Wis. 1:1-7, Jer. 16:16-21, Acts 1:12-14, Mk. 6:6-13
St. John Chrysostom, On the Similitude of Christ and Preferring God's Will to One's Own Will

Feast of the Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary
Song. 6:3-8, Mal. 3:1-2, Gal. 3:24-29, Lk. 1:39-56
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Humility and Pride

Third Sunday of Advent: Barekendan of the Fast of Saint James
Isa. 37:14-38, 2 Thess. 1:1-12, Lk. 14:12-24
Isaac the Syrian, Do not expect that a man attached to carnal things will get
the freedom of word in prayer

Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
Iez. 10:16-19, 2 Tim 3:10-15 Jn. 10:11-16
St. Gregory the Theologian, On the Sobriety of Pastors and Leaders

Fast
1 Thess. 5:12-28, Lk. 14:1-11
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On the words: “Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips”

The Holy Fathers of Egypt Paul, Paul the Simple, Macarius of Alexandria, Evagrius, John, John the Dwarf, Nilus, Arsenius, Sisoes, Daniel, Serapion, Macarius the Great, Poemen, and other Holy Fathers
Prov. 21:15-25, Isa. 19:19-21, Heb. 11:32-40, Mt. 10:37-42
Sayings of Abba Daniel

Fast
1 Thess. 5:1-11, Lk. 13:10-17
Sayings of St. Antony the Great

Fast: Saints Menas, Hermogenes, Eugraphius, John the Cave Dweller and Alexios the Man of God
Prov. 15:33-16:7, Isa. 18:7, Phil. 1:27-2:4, Mt. 10:37-42St.
John Chrysostom, Priviledges of Poverty

Saints Gennaro the Bishop and Mercurius the Warrior, James the Persian and Themistocles the Martyr
Isa. 35:4-8, 2 Cor. 3:18-4:6, Lk. 21։12-19
St. John Chrysostom, On the Performance of Virtues

Second Sunday of Advent
Isa. 36:22-37:11, 1 Thess. 4:1-11, Lk. 13:1-9
St. John Chrysostom, On the Usefulness of Reading the Holy Scripture (continued)

Our first enlighteners, holy apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew
Wis. 9:13-10:2, Jer. 16:16-19, 1 Cor. 12:26-13:10, Mt. 9:35-10:7
St. John Chrysostom, On the Usefulness of Reading the Holy Scripture

Fast Day
1 Thess. 2:17-19, Lk. 12:49-59
Isaac the Syrian, On the Types of Hope in God

Saints Clement of Rome and Pancras the Bishop of Taormina
Prov. 8:33-36, Isa. 66:18-21, Phil. 4:1-7, Lk. 9:1-6
Isaac the Syrian, On the Protection of Heart and on Subtle Contemplation

Fast
1 Thess. 2:1-12, Lk. 12:41-48
Abba Dorotheus, Lesson 7: On Reproaching Oneself and not the Neighbor

Sts. Lucian the Priest, Tarachus, Probus and Andronicus, Onesimus and other disciples of Paul
Wis. 9:9-12, Isa. 41:15-19, 2 Cor. 2:14-17, Lk. 6:13-20
Isaac the Syrian, On Prayer, Genuflexion, Tears, Reading, Silence, and Psalmody

Holy virgins Juliana and Vasilissa
Song. 8:14, Hos. 14:6-8, 2 Cor. 6:16-7:1, Lk. 8:1-3
St. Clement of Rome, From the II Epistle to the Corinthians (Part I)

First Sunday of Advent
Isa. 36:1-9, 1 Thess. 1:1-10, Lk. 12:13-31
St. John Chrysostom, Comparison of the royal authority, wealth and advantages with the true and Christian philosophy of the monastic life

Sts Gregory the Wonderworker, Nicholas the Wonderworker and Bishop Myron
Wis. 10:9-12, Mal. 2:5-7, 1 Pet. 5:1-7, Jn. 10:11-16
Abba Dorotheus, Lesson 5: On Not Relying on One's Own Reason

Fifth Day of the Fast of Advent
Col. 4:5-18, Lk. 12:1-12
St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies; Book 3, Chapter 1

Fourth Day of the Fast of Advent
Presentation of the Holy Mother of God
Song. 1:1-11, Prov. 11:30- 12:4, Isa. 52:7-10, Zech. 2:10-13, Mal. 3:1-2, 2 Cor.
6:16-7:1, Lk. 1:39-56
Isaac of Syria, On Silence

Third Day of the Fast of Advent
Col. 1:24-2:7, Lk. 11:33-42
Isaac the Syrian, On the Love of God, on the Renunciation of the World
and on the Rest in God (Part I)

Second Day of the Fast of Advent
Col. 1:12-23, Lk. 11:27-32
Isaac the Syrian, On Prayer

First Day of the Fast of Advent
Col. 1:1-11, Lk. 11:14-23
St. Irenaeus, God Grants Salvation to the Whole Man with Soul and Body