First Day of the Fast of Nativity
Heb. 7:26-8:13, Lk. 20:1-8
St. John Chrysostom, On Perfect Love (Part I)

Holy Apostles James and John, Sons of Thunder: Barekendan of the Fast of Nativity

Wis. 7:21-24, Jer. 16:16-21 Acts 12:1-11, Jas. 1:1-10, 1 Jn. 1:1-7, Jn. 21:20-25

St. John Chrysostom, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Homily I

Fast Day
Heb. 5:11-6:8, Lk. 18:18-27
St. John Chrysostom, On Abstinence

Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
Wis. 9:13-10:2, Isa. 28:16-19, 2 Pet. 1:12-19, 2 Tim. 4:1-8, Jn. 21:15-22
The Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (Chapter I)

St. Stephen the Protodeacon and First Martyr

Acts 6:8-8:2, Jn. 12:24-26

St. Gregory the Wonderworker, Eulogy on St. Stephen

Fifth Sunday of Advent
Isa. 40:18-31, Heb. 4:16-5:10, Lк. 18:9-14
Justin the Philosopher, II Apology (Part II) 

Sts David the Prophet-King and the Holy Apostle James

2 Sam. 5:1-10, 1 Chr. 2:1-11, Ezek. 34:23-27, Jas.1:1-12, Mt. 22:41-46

Teaching of the Twelve Apostles

Fast Day
Heb. 3:12-4:10, Lk. 18:1-8

St. Ephrem the Syrian, On the words: “Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips”

Sts Indis and Domna, Glycerus the Priest and the 20,000 martyrs burned in the church of Nicomedia

Wis. 3:1-8, Jer. 30:18-22, 1 Pet. 4:12-19, Jn. 15:17-25

St. Clement of Rome, From the II Epistle to Corinthians (Part II)

Fast Day
Heb. 2:1-10, Lk. 17:11-19
St. Clement of Rome, From the II Epistle to the Corinthians (Part I)

Sts Theopemptus the Bishop, Theonas the Martyr and the Four Soldiers Bassus, Eusebius, Eutyches and Basilides

Prov. 24:1-12, Jer. 15:19-20, Heb. 12:1-7, Mt. 10:26-33

St. John Chrysostom, Eulogy on St. Ignatius of Antioch (Part II)

The Holy Fathers Ignatius Bishop of Antioch, Addai Bishop of Edessa, and Maruthas the Bishop

Wis. 5:1-8, Jer. 6:16-21, 1 Cor. 4:9-16, Mk. 9:32-36

St. John Chrysostom, Eulogy on St. Ignatius of Antioch (Part I)

Fourth Sunday of Advent
Isa. 38:1-8, Heb. 1:1-14, Lk. 17:1-10
St. Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians

Saints James of Nisibis, Marouke the Hermit and Meletius the Bishop

Wis.7:12-20, Isa. 44:1-5, Heb.13:17-21, Jn. 9:39-10:10
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On the words “All is vanity and vexation of spirit” (Eccl. 1:14)

Fast Day
2 Thess. 3:1-18, Lk. 15:1-7
Thophilus of Antioch, The Apologia to Autolycus, Book I

Fast: Saints Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugenius, Orestes and Mardarius
Prov. 1:1-9, Nahum 2:1-7, Rom. 5:1-5, Mt. 5:1-12
St. John Chrysostom, On Abstinence

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

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. 10:37-42
St. John Chrysostom, Priviledges of Poverty

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

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

Fast: 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

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. Anthony the Great