Fifth Day of the Fast of the Nativity
Heb. 12:5-17, Lk. 20:41-21:4
St. Basil of Caesarea, Against Eunomius, IV

Fourth Day of the Fast of the Nativity
Heb. 10:1-8, Lk. 20:9-18
St. John Chrysostom, On Perfect Love (Part 2)

Third Day of the Fast of the Nativity
Heb. 7:26-8:13, Lk. 20:1-8
St. John Chrysostom, On Perfect Love

Sixth Sunday of the Fast of Advent
Isa. 51:15-52:3, Heb. 13:18-25, Lk. 22:24-30
St. John Chrysostom, On the Similitude of Christ and Preferring God's Will to One's Own Will

First  Day of the Fast of Nativity
Prov. 11:2-11, Isa. 4:2-6, Col. 1:21-29, Jn. 10:11-16
St. John Chrysostom, On Perfect Love (Part II)

Fast Day
Heb. 6:9-7:10, Lk. 19:1-10
St. John Chrysostom, On Abstinence

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, Apology II (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