From The Greek Orthodox Diocese of America:
Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, October 18, 2010
Readings for today:
St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11, 14-18
Luke 10:16-21
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Luke the Evangelist
Marinos the Martyr
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11, 14-18
BRETHREN, conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of
the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so
that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will
tell you all about my affairs; he is a beloved brother and faithful
minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this
very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage
your hearts, and with him Onesimos, the faithful and beloved brother,
who is one of yourselves. They will tell you of everything that has
taken place. Aristarchos my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the
cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions if he
comes to you, receive him), and Jesus who is called Justos. These are
the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the
kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. Luke the beloved
physician and Demas greet you. Give my greetings to the brethren at
Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter
has been read among you, have it read also in the church of the
Laodiceans; and see that you read also the letter from Laodicea. And say to
Archippos, "See that you fulfill the ministry which you have received in the
Lord." I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my
fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.
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Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 10:16-21
The Lord said to his disciples, "He who hears you hears me, and he
who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who
sent me." The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the
demons are subject to us in your name! " And he said to them, "I saw
Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you
authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of
the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in
this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names
are written in heaven. " In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy
Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that
you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and
revealed them to babes; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will."
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Luke the Evangelist
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Apostle was an Antiochean, a physician by trade, and a disciple
and companion of Paul. He wrote his Gospel in Greek after Matthew
and Mark, after which he wrote the Acts of the Apostles, and
dedicated both works to Theophilus, who, according to some, was Governor of
Achaia. He lived some eighty-six years and died in Achaia, perhaps in
Patras, the capital of this district. His emblem is the calf, the third
symbolical beast mentioned by Ezekiel (1:10), which is a symbol of Christ's
sacrificial and priestly office, as Saint Irenaeus says.
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
O Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, intercede to our merciful God,
that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
As a disciple of the Word of God, with Paul you illuminated all the
earth and dispelled the gloom in writing Christ's divine Gospel.
Reading courtesy of Narthex Press
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press
Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press
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