02 January 2026 Optional memorials: St Basil the Great, 330-79, Bishop of Caesarea, ascetic life and theologian. St Gregory, 329-89, a friend of Basil, Bishop of Sasima and later of Constantinople, retired to a monastic life. 1st Reading: 1 John 2:22-28 The Holy Spirit received from Jesus, teaches you all things Who is the liar but the…