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SUMMARY:Monday\, November 16\, 2026\;  The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matt
 hew. Polyeleos Feast. Nativity Fast
DESCRIPTION:AT GREAT VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING\nKathisma Reading\n\nBlessed
  is the man… is chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “Called f
 rom on high…”\n\nOut of the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, h
 ear my voice!\n\nWhen He who tries the hearts of men* perceived your godly
  mind\, O apostle\,* with His divine foreknowledge\, He delivered you from
  injustice and the world\;* then\, making you a universal light\,* and com
 manding you to illumine and shine upon the ends of the whole world\,* He m
 anifestly counted you worthy to write His divine Gospel.* Entreat Him that
  He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the vo
 ice of my prayer.\n\nWhen He who tries the hearts of men* perceived your g
 odly mind\, O apostle\,* with His divine foreknowledge\, He delivered you 
 from injustice and the world\;* then\, making you a universal light\,* and
  commanding you to illumine and shine upon the ends of the whole world\,* 
 He manifestly counted you worthy to write His divine Gospel.* Entreat Him 
 that He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, w
 ho can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nWhe
 n the unoriginate Word called you away from your tax-booth to be His disci
 ple\,* He cried out to you\, commanding you to follow Him* and promising y
 ou a share in His kingdom\;* then\, O most blessed one\, forsaking all thi
 ngs* and abandoning the tumult of the crowd\,* you steadfastly followed af
 ter him.* And now\, O God-seer\, you are manifestly full of the ineffable 
 vision of Him.* Beseech Him that He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nI hav
 e waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your 
 promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nWhen the unoriginate Word ca
 lled you away from your tax-booth to be His disciple\,* He cried out to yo
 u\, commanding you to follow Him* and promising you a share in His kingdom
 \;* then\, O most blessed one\, forsaking all things* and abandoning the t
 umult of the crowd\,* you steadfastly followed after him.* And now\, O God
 -seer\, you are manifestly full of the ineffable vision of Him.* Beseech H
 im that He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nFrom the morning watch until n
 ight* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nOf old the prophets’ clear vision
  perceived you to be a holy stone\,* rolling upon the earth and crushing t
 he snares of the deceiver\;* and the hypostatic Wisdom\, O most wise one\,
 * made you a light to the world and a preacher of righteousness and truth\
 ,* radiant with the beams of the three-sunned Light\, O most honoured one.
 * Entreat Him that He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nFor with the Lord t
 here is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall
  redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nOf old the prophets’ clear vi
 sion perceived you to be a holy stone\,* rolling upon the earth and crushi
 ng the snares of the deceiver\;* and the hypostatic Wisdom\, O most wise o
 ne\,* made you a light to the world and a preacher of righteousness and tr
 uth\,* radiant with the beams of the three-sunned Light\, O most honoured 
 one.* Entreat Him that He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nPraise the Lord
 \, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nO servant of
  the all-divine Wisdom\,* when the unapproachable Light came in the flesh 
 as was His will\,* dispelling the gloom of ignorance\,* then\, summoned\, 
 you followed His life-bearing commands\,* being a keeper of these in manne
 r past understanding\,* a beacon of the Church\, and a dwelling-place of C
 hrist\, O Matthew.* Beseech Him that He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nS
 trong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n
 \nYou were shown to burn up deception with a tongue of fire\,* O Matthew m
 ost lauded and all-wise\,* receiving the advent of the Comforter\, who mak
 es you radiant by His essence\;* hence\, you have astonished the every tho
 ught of those who listen to your words\,* relating to men the mighty works
  of the Almighty.* And now your sound has gone forth into all the earth\, 
 O divinely inspired one.* Entreat Him that He take pity on all who sing to
  you.\n\nTone 4\, Glory…\n\nWhen Christ called you to heavenly disciples
 hip\,* you diligently followed Him\, O God-pleaser\,* casting aside withou
 t hesitation every exercise of earthly care\;* for\, receiving with goodly
  submission an understanding worthy of the heavenly kingdom\,* you put asi
 de a base life and vain glory.* And having been made an evangelist out of 
 a publican\,* you were shown to be a light to those in darkness and a guid
 e to salvation for the lost.* And you are a most fervent intercessor for t
 he whole world* and the saving protector of those who honour you\, O Matth
 ew.\n\nNow…\n\nO Mother of God\, because of You* David the Prophet becam
 e an ancestor of God\;* he foretold and sang a joyous hymn of praise* and 
 cried out to Him who worked wonders in you:* “The Queen stood at your ri
 ght hand.”* God revealed you as a life-giving mother\,* when He chose to
  be incarnate of you without a father.* He renewed in man His image* which
  the passions had corrupted.* He found the lost sheep in the mountains\,* 
 carried it on His shoulders\,* offered it to the Father\,* generously numb
 ered it among the powers of heaven\,* and saved the whole world\, since He
  is Christ of great and rich mercy.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) 1 Peter 1:2-2:6\; (
 2) 2:21-3:9\; (3) 4:1-11\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You have give
 n a sign…”\n\nWith the trumpet of your words you summoned men* to the 
 knowledge of God\, O ever-lauded one\;* and\, having driven the assemblies
  of the deceived from the earth\,* you guided the faithful to a unity of m
 ind.* and pray now that those who ever celebrate your honoured memory with
  faith* may be delivered from corruption and misfortunes.\n\nTheir sound h
 as gone forth into all the earth\, and their words to the ends of the worl
 d.\n\nChrist our God\, who armed you with the fiery tongue of the Holy Spi
 rit* showed you forth\, O apostle\, as a mighty opponent of falsehood\,* b
 y which you have received the splendid honours of grace.* Entreat Him that
  those who with faith ever celebrate your honoured memory* be delivered fr
 om corruption and misfortunes.\n\nThe heavens declare the glory of God\, a
 nd the firmament proclaims the work of His hands.\n\nPenetrating the depth
 s of the Spirit\, O apostle\,* you grasped inexhaustible riches\,* and fro
 m them drawing forth abundant grace\,* you have evangelically bestowed it 
 upon all of us.* And now you pray that those who with faith ever celebrate
  your honoured memory* be delivered from corruption and misfortune.\n\nTon
 e 6\, Glory…\n\nLike a high-flying eagle you most gloriously soared from
  the depths of evil* to the uttermost heights\, O most lauded Matthew\;* f
 or you followed in the steps of Christ who has covered the heavens with vi
 rtue* and filled the whole earth with His knowledge.* You showed yourself 
 to be an ardent emulator of Him\, proclaiming His glad tidings* that peace
 \, life\, and salvation are given to those who piously submitted to the pr
 ecepts of God.* Likewise guide us there who please the Creator and call yo
 u blessed.\n\nNow…\n\nChrist the Lord\, our Creator and Redeemer\,* came
  forth from your womb\, O most pure Virgin.* He clothed Himself in our hum
 an flesh* to set us free from the original curse of Adam.* Therefore\, O M
 ary\, we praise you\, without ceasing\,* as the true Virgin Mother of God\
 ,* and we sing with the angels:* Rejoice\, O Lady\, advocate\, protector\,
  and salvation of our souls.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 3\n\nO Matthew\, proclaim
 er of God’s word\,* you earnestly turned from the tax collector’s boot
 h* and followed the Master\, who out of His love* appeared to us on earth 
 and summoned you.* You shone to the world as chosen apostle and loud heral
 d of the Good News.* Because of this we feast your memory\;* pray to God a
 ll-merciful* for the forgiveness of sins.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nWe sing yo
 ur praises\, O Virgin\,* for\, as the Mother of God\, you always intercede
  for the salvation of the human race.* It is from you that our God and you
 r Son took flesh.* Then\, by suffering the passion on the cross\,* and out
  of love for mankind\, He delivered us from corruption.\nAT DIVINE LITURGY
  ON MONDAY MORNING\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 3: O Matthew
 \, proclaimer of God’s word\,* you earnestly turned from the tax collect
 or’s booth* and followed the Master\, who our His love* appeared to us o
 n earth and summoned you.* You shone to the world as chosen apostle and lo
 ud herald of the Good News.* Because of this we feast your memory\;* pray 
 to God all-merciful* for the forgiveness of sins.\n\nGlory be to the Fathe
 r and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
 \n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: Casting off the yoke of the custom house* you yoke
 d yourself to justice\;* revealed as an excellent merchant* you gained wis
 dom—wealth from on high.* From whence you preached the word of truth\,* 
 arousing sluggish souls by describing the hour of judgment.\n\nProkeimenon
 \, Tone 8\n\nTheir utterance has gone forth into all the earth\, and their
  words unto the ends of the world.\n\nverse: The heavens tell the glory of
  God\, and the firmament declares the work of His hands. (Psalm 18:5\,2)\n
 \nEpistle\n\n1 Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: The heave
 ns shall confess our wonders\, O Lord\, and Your truth in the church of th
 e saints.\n\nverse: God is glorified in the assembly of the saints. (Psalm
  88:6\,8)\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 9:9-13\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nTheir utterance
  has gone forth into all the earth\,* and their words unto the ends of the
  world.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 18:5)
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