On the Lectionary

About On the Lectionary

A daily note from the team at OCABS.ORG, drawing on the published works of Fr. Paul Nadim Tarazi, with citations to his books and lectures. Every day: the readings of the Orthodox lectionary read in full, a short note on them, and a root pair from the Consolation of Consonants, Hebrew and Arabic, chosen for the day’s readings. About five minutes a day, from OCABS on the Ephesus School Network. Read each note, with its citations, at ocabs.org.

Publisher

The Ephesus School

Category

education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episode

24 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Oct 2026

   1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 · John 5:24-30 · 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 · Luke 7:1-10 — Saturday, October 24, 2026

   Paul tells the Thessalonians not to grieve over those who have died, because the same Lord who died and rose will bring the dead with him at his coming. Fr. Paul stresses that Paul calls this teaching "the word of the Lord," meaning it is church teac

2. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Gal 1:11-19 · Matthew 13:54-58 · Colossians 2:1-7 · Luke 10:1-15 — Friday, October 23, 2026

   Paul's account of his call in Galatians 1 insists that he did not derive his gospel from any human source. Fr. Paul shows that the three verbs of vv.13-14 form one unit describing Paul's zeal in Judaism, and that this unit is deliberately echoed in v

3. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Colossians 1:24-29 · Luke 9:49-56 — Thursday, October 22, 2026

   Paul tells the Colossians that he rejoices in sufferings and, in his flesh, "complete[s] what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church," of which he is a minister according to the divine economy given him. Fr.

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