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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, November 18, 2010
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)
Readings for today:
St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 3:1-13
Luke 16:1-9
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Thursday of the 9th Week
Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra
Holy Martyr Romanus
Zaccheus the Deacon
Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Paramythia
Anastasios the New Martyr
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 3:1-13
TIMOTHY, my son, the saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of
bishop, he desires a noble task. Now a bishop must be above reproach, the
husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt
teacher, no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no
lover of money. He must manage his own household well, keeping his
children submissive and respectful in every way; for if a man does not
know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God's
church? He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with
conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil; moreover he must be
well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the
snare of the devil. Deacons likewise must be serious, not
double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for gain; they must hold
the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And let them also
be tested first; then if they prove themselves blameless let them
serve as deacons. The women likewise must be serious, not slanderers,
but temperate, faithful in all things. Let deacons be the husband of
one wife, and let them manage their children and their households
well; for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for
themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 16:1-9
The Lord said this parable, "There was a rich man who had a steward,
and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.
And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about
you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be
steward.' And the steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my
master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to
dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do, so that
people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the
stewardship.' So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the
first, 'How much do you owe my master?' He said, 'A hundred measures of
oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and
write fifty.' Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He
said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill,
and write eighty.' The master commended the dishonest steward for his
shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their
own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you, make friends
for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails
they may receive you into the eternal habitations.
(C) 2010 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Plato contested in martyrdom in 266, when Agrippinus was
proconsul. He was from the city of Ancyra in the province of Galatia.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as
the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the
tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O
Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Kontakion in the Third Tone
Thine all-holy memory doth cheer and gladden the whole world, calling
all to come to thine august and ven'rable temple; wherein now, with
jubilation we have all gathered, and with odes we hymn thy triumphs, O
Martyr Plato, and with faith, we cry out to thee: Rescue thy people, O
Saint, from barbarous foes.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Holy Martyr Romanus
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Romanus, who was from Antioch, lived during the reign of
Maximian. He presented himself before Asclepiades the Eparch, and rebuked
him, saying, "The idols are not gods; even a little child could tell
you that." Then the Saint asked that a child be brought in from the
market, that he might be the judge of the matter at hand. Therefore, when
the child was asked, "Which God must we worship?" he replied,
"Christ." The child was beaten mercilessly and beheaded at the command of
the tyrant. As for Saint Romanus, his tongue was cut out, and then he
was cast into prison, where he was strangled in the year 305.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
O all-lauded Romanus, since the Church hath thee as a bright,
majestic star, she is now guided by the light of thy great contests, and
she doth praise and glorify thine all-luminous memory.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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