Today's Scripture Readings
Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 10/31/2025
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Prayer Before Reading Holy Scripture
O Master Who loves mankind, illuminate our hearts with the pure light of Your divine knowledge and open the eyes of our mind to understand the teachings of Your Gospel. Instill in us also the fear of Your blessed commandments, that we may overcome all carnal desires, entering upon a spiritual life and understanding and acting in all things according to Your holy will. For You are the enlightenment of our souls and bodies, O Christ God, and to You we give glory together with Your eternal Father and Your all-holy, gracious and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Epistle Reading: Colossians 2:1-7
For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for
you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the
flesh,
that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Gospel Reading: Luke 10:1-15
After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and
sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He
Himself was about to go.
Then He said to them, "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
"Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
"Carry neither money bag, sack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.
"But whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.'
"And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.
"And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
"Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
"And heal the sick who are there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
"But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
'The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.'
"But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a great while ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
"But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
"And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be thrust down to Hades.
Then He said to them, "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
"Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
"Carry neither money bag, sack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.
"But whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.'
"And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.
"And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
"Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
"And heal the sick who are there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
"But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
'The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.'
"But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a great while ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
"But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
"And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be thrust down to Hades.
The Old Calendar readings are from the New King James Version of the Bible.
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