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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, December 2, 2010
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)
Readings for today:
St. Paul's Letter to Titus 1:5-14
Luke 20:9-18
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Thursday of the 11th Week
Habakkuk the Prophet
Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus
Myrope the Martyr of Chios
Joannicos the Monk of Devich
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to Titus 1:5-14
TITUS, my son, appoint elders in every town as I directed you, if any
man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children are
believers and not open to the charge of being profligate or insubordinate.
For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless; he must not be
arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright,
holy, and self-controlled; he must hold firm to the sure word as
taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and
also to confute those who contradict it. For there are many
insubordinate men, empty talkers and deceivers especially the circumcision
party; they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by
teaching for base gain what they have no right to teach. One of
themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil
beasts, lazy gluttons." This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them
sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, instead of giving heed to
Jewish myths or to commands of men who reject the truth.
(C) 2010 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 20:9-18
The Lord said this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and let it out
to tenants, and went into another country for a long while. When the
time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him
some of the fruit of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him, and sent
him away empty-handed. And he sent another servant; him also they
beat and treated shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. And he
sent yet a third; this one they wounded and cast out. Then the owner
of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son;
it may be they will respect him.' But when the tenants saw him, they
said to themselves, 'This is the heir; let us kill him, that the
inheritance may be ours.' And they cast him out of the vineyard and killed
him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He will come
and destroy those tenants, and give the vineyard to others." When
they heard this, they said, "God forbid!" But he looked at them and
said, "What then is this that is written: 'The very stone which the
builders rejected has become the head of the corner'? Every one who falls
on that stone will be broken to pieces; but when it falls on any one
it will crush him."
(C) 2010 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Habakkuk the Prophet
Apolytikion in the Second Tone
As we celebrate the memory of Thy Prophet Abbacum, O Lord, through
him we beseech Thee to save our souls.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Thou plainly beheldest the sacred disciples of Christ as horses that
troubled the deep sea of ignorance, plunging error into the depths with
their godly teachings, Abbacum, God-proclaimer; hence, as a true
Prophet, we acclaim thee, while asking that thou shouldst intercede that
we find mercy with God the Lord.
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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