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Week Two, Day Five
Daily Readings:
Saints/Feasts/Fasts to be observed/commemmorated/celebrated: the Advent Fast, + St. Georgis the Martyr
Abadiah (the Prophet) (rest)
St. Cornelius (rest)
The Twelfth day
Morning Prayer
In the name of the Father and……..
Opening Prayer
O Lord our God, who never fail to help and govern them whom you bring up in steadfast fear and love; keep us, we beseech you, under the protection of your good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of your Holy name: and grant us your grace to begin this day with you and to end it with you; we ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father….
Psalm 62: 1-12
62:1 Truly my soul waits upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 62:2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 62:3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. 62:4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. 62:5 My soul, wait only upon God; for my expectation is from him. 62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. 62:7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 62:8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs to God. 62:12 Also to thee, O Lord, belongs mercy: for you renderest to every man according to his work. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning…
Psalm 63: 1-11
63:1 O God, you are my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 63:2 To see your power and your glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 63:3 Because your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 63:4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name. 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: 63:6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. 63:7 Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice. 63:8 My soul follows hard after thee: your right hand upholds me. 63:9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 63:10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. 63:11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning…
Psalm 64: 1-10
64:1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 64:4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 64:5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 64:6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 64:7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 64:8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. 64:9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 64:10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning…
Scripture Reading
1st Reading
Jeremiah 15: 19-21
Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shall stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shall be as my mouth: let them return to thee; but return not thou to them. And I will make thee to this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. He who receives the prophet the by the name of the prophet, shall receive the prophet’s …
2nd Reading
Romans 6: 12-14
6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin: but yield yourselves to God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. He who receives the Apostle by the name of the Apostle shall receive the Apostle’s reward. Amen
3rd Reading (Chant)
Psalm 27 1-2
27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 27:2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Halleluiah, stand up and harken to the Holy Gospel, the message of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
4th Reading
The Gospel of St. John 1: 6-9
1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life…
Concluding Payer
Lord our GOD, the protector of all that trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; increase and multiply upon us your great mercy; you being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, and that we may finally lose not the things eternal. Grant us this, O heavenly Father for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ your Holy Son. Amen. Our Father…
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Day 12
Evening Prayer
In the name of the Father and……..
Opening Prayer
O Lord our Master, who hear the cries of those who call with firm faith and hope to you, we ask you, mercifully to hear us, and grant that we, whom you have given an hearty desire to pray, may by your mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities; we ask this through your Holy Son Jesus Christ our saviour. Amen. Our Father…
Psalm 65: 1-13
65:1 Praise waits for thee, O God, in Sion: and to thee shall the vow be performed. 65:2 O thou that hearest prayer, to thee shall all flesh come. 65:3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shall purge them away. 65:4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach to thee, that he may dwell in your courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, even of your holy temple. 65:5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: 65:6 Which by his strength sets fast the mountains; being girded with power: 65:7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. 65:8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at your tokens: you make the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 65:9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when you have so provided for it. 65:10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: you make it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 65:11 Thou crownest the year with your goodness; and your paths drop fatness. 65:12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 65:13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning…
Psalm 66: 1-20
66:1 Make a joyful noise to God, all ye lands: 66:2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. 66:3 Say to God, How terrible are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to thee. 66:4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing to thee; they shall sing to your name. Selah. 66:5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. 66:6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. 66:7 He rules by his power forever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. 66:8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: 66:9 Which holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved. 66:10 For thou, O God, have proved us: you have tried us, as silver is tried. 66:11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 66:12 You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 66:13 I will go into your house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, 66:14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 66:15 I will offer to thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. 66:16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. 66:17 I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: 66:19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 66:20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning…
Psalm 67: 1-7
67:1 God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 67:2 That your way may be known upon earth, your saving health among all nations. 67:3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 67:4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shall judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 67:5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 67:6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 67:7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning…
Scripture Readings
1st Reading
Tobit 4: 14-17, 19-20
4:14 Let not the wages of any man, which hath wrought for thee, tarry with thee, but give him it out of hand: for if thou serve God, he will also repay thee: be circumspect my son, in all things thou doest, and be wise in all your conversation. Do that to no man which you hate: drink not wine to make thee drunken: neither let drunkenness go with thee in your journey. Give of your bread to the hungry, and of your garments to them that are naked; and according to your abundance give alms: and let not your eye be envious, when you give alms. Pour out your bread on the burial of the just, but give nothing to the wicked. He who receives the prophet by the name of the prophet shall receive the prophet’s reward. Amen
Or Tobit 4:19-20
4:19 Bless the Lord your God always, and desire of him that your ways may be directed, and that all your paths and counsels may prosper: forevery nation hath not counsel; but the Lord himself gives all good things, and he humbles whom he will, as he will; now therefore, my son, remember my commandments, neither let them be put out of your mind. 4:20 And now I signify this to they that I committed ten talents to Gabael the son of Gabrias at Rages in Media. He who receives the prophet by the name of the prophet...
2nd Reading
2nd Corinthians 1: 3-4
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. He who receives the Apostle by the name of the apostle…
3rd Reading (Chant)
Psalm 143: 1-2
143:1 Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness. 143:2 And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your sight shall no man living be justified. Halleluiah, stand up and harken to the Holy Gospel, the message of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
4th Reading
The Gospel of St. John 13: 34-35
13:34 A new commandment I give to you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life…
Concluding Prayer
Lord, our God, we pray that your great grace may always prevail and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Holy Son. Amen. Our Father…
The Synaxarium:
THE THIRD MONTH
HEDAR 23
(December 02)
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT,
ONE GOD. AMEN.
On this day died the great Saint Cornelius. This holy man was the captain of one hundred men in Caesarea of Palestine and he worshipped the stars. And when he heard the preaching of the apostles and saw the signs and wonders which God wrought by their hands, not one of which other men could do, and not one of which the gods whom they worshipped could do, his heart fell into despair and doubt concerning the gods whom he worshipped. And straightway he abandoned the worship of idols, and he fasted and he prayed by day and by night. And when he prayed he said also, “O God, since I am terrified at Thy knowledge, have mercy upon me, and guide me into Thy way.” And he gave alms to the poor continually, and love towards all men was in his heart, and God had compassion upon him, and sent to him an angel who comforted him and told him that his prayers and his alms had ascended before God and had been accepted by Him. And the angel of the Lord commanded him to send to the city of Joppa, and to summon Peter the Apostle from the house of Simon the sewer, so that he might have mercy upon him and show him the way of God; and he sent and brought him. And when Peter the Apostle came to him Cornelius bowed down before him at his feet, and Peter the Apostle raised him up, and said unto him, “I am a man even as thou art.” And Peter found with him many of the people, and he instructed them and said unto them, “The Law of the Torah (Pentateuch) prohibiteth us from mingling with the uncircumcised, but God hath shown me in a vision and hath made me to know that it is not desirable for me to say who I am among men and that any man is unclean. For this reason I came to you when ye called me; what do ye want?” And Cornelius answered and said unto him, “Three days ago I was praying at the time of the ninth hour, and behold a man stood before me in white apparel, and he shone brightly. And he commanded me to call thee and behold thou hast come and we are all before thee to listen to whatsoever thou commandest, and what thou shalt command us to do from God.” And Peter the Apostle opened his mouth, and told him about Christ, and he informed him concerning the mystery of the working of His wisdom, and His being made man, and His Crucifixion and His Resurrection, and His Ascension into heaven, and the working of miracles in His Name. And Cornelius believed on our Lord Jesus Christ, and all his men, and his slaves, and many of the people who were with him, and they were baptized in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost. And straightway the Holy Spirit descended upon them, according to the testimony concerning this matter in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles. Then Cornelius abandoned his business and rank in this world, and Peter gave him the position of a servant of Christ, and appointed him Bishop of the city of Alexandria. And Cornelius went there and preached in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and he showed their error to those who worshipped idols, and he illumined their hearts with the knowledge of God, and he strengthened their hearts by working signs and miracles before them. And having baptized Demetrius, the governor, he baptized all the men of the city; and he died in peace and received a crown like the apostles who preached. Salutation to Cornelius, one of the Seventy-two disciples.
And on this day also died Abadiah the prophet, whose name being interpreted is “servant of God,” and “he gives thanks to God.” This righteous man was a native of the city of Susem (Shechem) in the district of Bet-Kherum (Beth-Ephraim). He was the disciple of Elijah the prophet, and he endured many trials, which came upon him, and he was saved from them (?) by patient endurance. He was the captain of the third fifty whom Elijah the prophet spared, and he went down and departed with him to Ahaz the king. After this he forsook the service of the king in the country and prophesied; and when he died he was buried with his fathers in peace. Salutation to Obadiah who was clothed with the spirit of knowledge.
And on this day also was consecrated the church of Marina. [This paragraph is wanting in the Bodleian MS].
Glory be to God Who is glorified in His Saints. Amen.
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