32nd Sunday After Pentecost - 1/18/26

Sunday, January 18th, is the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost. On this day, the Church remembers:

• Ss. Athanasius the Great (373) and Cyril (444), Archbishops of Alexandria

• Ven. Afanásii (Athanasius), Abbot of Syandémsk (Vologdá—16th c.)

• Righteous Afanásii of Novolótsk, Monk (16th-17th c.)

• Ven. Marcian of Cyrrhus in Syria (ca. 388)

• Ven. Schemamonk Cyril and Schemanun Maria, the parents of St Sergius of Radonezh (ca. 1337).

Read more about the lives of these saints here.

Readings for Sunday, January 18th:

• 1 Timothy 1:15-17

  15

  This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

  16

  However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.

  17

  Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

• Luke 18:35-43

  35

  Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging.

  36

  And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.

  37

  So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

  38

  And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

  39

  Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

  40

  So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him,

  41

  saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”

  42

  Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”

  43

  And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

The Holy Scriptures are part of the Church’s Holy Tradition. Metropolitan Kallistos Ware of blessed memory wrote:

In the words of Father Alexander Schmemann, “A Christian is the one who, wherever he looks, finds everywhere Christ, and rejoices in Him.” This is true in particular of the biblical Christian. Wherever he looks, on every page, he finds everywhere Christ.

See Metropolitan Ware’s article How to Read the Bible for more on an Orthodox approach to scripture.