## [Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord - 28 December](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/12/28/86-commemoration-of-the-holy-righteous-david-the-king-joseph-the-be)  🎶troparion🎶 O Joseph, proclaim the wonders to David, the ancestor of God: you have seen a Virgin great with child; you gave glory with the shepherds; you worshipped with the Magi; you received an answer from the Angel. Beseech Christ God to save our souls. 🎶kontakion🎶 Today the godly David is filled with gladness and Joseph offers praise with James. Having received the crown of their kinship with Christ, they rejoice, praising in song Him Who is inexpressibly born on earth, crying out: “O Compassionate One, save those who honor You!” #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

## [Epistle reading for the Sunday after Nativity (Galatians 1:11-19)](oca.org/readings/daily/2025/12/28/2) >But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. ## [Gospel reading for the Sunday after Nativity (Matthew 2:13-23)](oca.org/readings/daily/2025/12/28/3) >Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child’s life are dead.” Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.” #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Bible #Scripture #Orthodox #Orthostr #Biblestr

This is the way

The apostles would have a field day

You reposted the cringe?

Have you asked them to change that? Our CS guys appreciate the fact I run Graphene and are always willing to help out when I have self-inflicted "issues" like this

Me when my podcast queue is empty !(https://c.tenor.com/tdaOPkc0jHkAAAAd/tenor.gif)

Sounds warm

What does this even mean? >With microscopically small exceptions, they see Jews as somehow especially “holy” and special and deeply connected to their shared “holy book.”

What service are you trying to authenticate to? I assumed MS365, which I have no issue with using Aegis

In what way did Christianity hijack Christmas and Easter? What is this selective reading and doublespeak that Christians use to support family union?

You can't use [Aegis](https://github.com/beemdevelopment/aegis)?

What is the holiest day?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm41BGXvh8M #christian #repentence #christianity

Glory be to God! They're all from the Orthodox Church of America's lectionary for today, which I'm sure you've figured out. God bless you too and I pray you have a very merry Christmas!

#bitcoin saves your wealth #Jesus saves your soul

Your Nativity, O Christ our God, has shone to the world the Light of knowledge; for by it, those who worshipped the stars were taught by a star to adore You, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know You, the Dayspring from on High. O Lord, glory to You!

Glorify Him!

Since Brent had to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit what say y'all: SI or Freedom units? Not just for temp, but in general https://fountain.fm/episode/3PWujIkHRQBcoQwwIIUu