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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, November 29, 2010
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)
Readings for today:
St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:20-26
Luke 19:37-44
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Monday of the 11th Week
Paramonus, Philumenus, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia
Our Righteous Father Nicholas, Archbishop of Thessolonica
Dionysios, Bishop of Corinth
Akakios of Sinai who is mentioned in The Ladder
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:20-26
TIMOTHY, my son, in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and
silver but also of wood and earthenware, and some for noble use, some
for ignoble. If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble, then
he will be a vessel for noble use, consecrated and useful to the
master of the house, ready for any good work. So shun youthful passions
and aim at righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those
who call upon the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with
stupid, senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And
the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to every one,
an apt teacher, forbearing, correcting his opponents with
gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the
truth, and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being
captured by him to do his will.
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Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 19:37-44
At that time, as Jesus was now drawing near, at the descent of the
Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they
had seen, saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the
Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" And some of the
Pharisees in the multitude said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."
He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones
would cry out." And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it,
saying, "Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace!
But now they are hid from your eyes. For the days shall come upon
you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you,
and hem you in on every side, and dash you to the ground, you and
your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon
another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation."
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Paramonus, Philumenus, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Paramonus contested for piety's sake during the reign of Decius,
in the year 250. A ruler named Aquilinus, seeking relief from a
bodily malady, visited a certain therapeutic hot spring. He brought with
him captive Christians from Nicomedia, and commanded them to offer
sacrifice in the temple of Isis. When they refused, he had them all
slaughtered, to the number of 370. Saint Paramonus, beholding their murder,
boldly cried out against such an act of ungodliness. When Aquilinus
heard this, he sent men to take the Saint. Some smote him with spears,
others pierced his tongue and body with sharp reeds, until he died.
Saint Philumenus' contest in martyrdom took place during the reign of
Aurelian, in the year 270. Coming from Lycaonia, he was conveying a load of
wheat into Galatia when he was denounced as a Christian to Felix,
Governor of Ancyra. Nails were driven into his hands, feet, and head, and
he was commanded to run. While running in the road, he fell and gave
up his holy soul into the hands of God.
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 Second Tone
Enlisted by Christ through faith and through your fervent love, ye cut
down the ranks of all the wicked enemies; and upon receiving the crown
of vict'ry, O wise Paramonus and most godly Philumenus, ye dwell now
together with Angel's hosts.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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