Update for Catechists: November 1, 2026

The Office of Religious Education for the Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma has released readings and resources for catechists covering November 1 through November 14, 2026.

The materials include reflections for the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost on November 1, featuring readings from Ephesians 2:4-10 and Luke 8:26-39. The office provides commentary from Blessed Theophylact regarding the healing in the Gospel of Luke and a reflection from Saint John Chrysostom on the nature of sin. The twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost falls on November 8, with readings from Ephesians 2:14-22 and Luke 8:41-56.

Notable feast days listed in the update include the Holy Martyrs Onisiphorus and Porphyry and Our Venerable Mother Matrona on November 9. Other dates include the feast of Theodore the Studite on November 11, the Holy Priest-Martyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polotsk, on November 12, Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on November 13, and the Apostle Philip on November 14.