Thursday, January 27, 2011

Greek Orthodox Church (In America) Daily Readings For Thursday, 27 January

From The Greek Orthodox Arch-Diocese of America:

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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, January 27, 2011



Readings for today:



St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2

John 10:9-16



Feasts and Saints celebrated today:



Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople

Peter the Righteous of Egypt

Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinople





Epistle Reading



The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2



Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy,

blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He

has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily,

first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this

once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men

in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which

came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for

ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high

priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty

in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is

set up not by man but by the Lord.



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Gospel Reading



The reading is from John 10:9-16



The Lord said, "I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be

saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to

steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it

abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life

for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own

the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and

flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because

he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good

shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, as the Father knows me and I

know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have

other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and

they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock, one shepherd."



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Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople



Reading from the Synaxarion:



This event took place on this day in the year 438, when Saint

Theodosius the Younger had been Emperor for thirty years; he was the son of

Arcadius, and Eudoxia, who had exiled Saint John. The Archbishop of

Constantinople at that time was Proclus, who had been the Saint's disciple (see

Nov. 13 and Nov. 20).



Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone

The grace of your words illuminated the universe like a shining

beacon. It amassed treasures of munificence in the world. It

demonstrated the greatness of humility, teaching us by your own words;

therefore, O Father John Chrysostom, intercede to Christ the Logos for the

salvation of our souls.



Kontakion in the First Tone

The holy and august Church is mystically gladdened today on the

translation of thy holy relics. And though she had kept them hid in

concealment like precious gold, by thine intercessions she unceasingly

granteth, unto them that praise thee, the divine grace of healing, O Father

John Chrysostom.





Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press

Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery



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