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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Readings for today:
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-16
Matthew 11:27-30
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Righteous Theodosios the Cenobiarch
Vitalis of Gaza
Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-16
Brethren, remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God;
consider the outcome of their lives, and imitate their faith. Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away
by diverse and strange teachings; for it is well that the heart be
strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited their adherents.
We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no
right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought
into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are
burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in
order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us
go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For
here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city which is to come.
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to
God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not
neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are
pleasing to God.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Matthew 11:27-30
The Lord said to his disciples, "All things have been delivered to me
by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one
knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to
reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am
gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For
my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Righteous Theodosios the Cenobiarch
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Saint had Cappadocia as his homeland. He lived during the years
of Leo of Thrace, who reigned from 457 to 474. The Saint
established in the Holy Land a great communal monastery, wherein he was the
shepherd of many monks. While Saint Sabbas was the head of the hermits of
Palestine, Saint Theodosius was governor of those living the cenobitic life,
for which reason he is called the Cenobiarch. Together with Saint
Sabbas, towards whom he cherished a deep brotherly love in Christ, he
defended the whole land of Palestine from the heresy of the Monophysites,
which was championed by the Emperor Anastasius and might very well have
triumphed in the Holy Land without the opposition of these two great
monastic fathers and their zealous defense of the Holy Council of
Chalcedon. Having lived for 103 years, he reposed in peace.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
With the rivers of your tears, you have made the barren desert
fertile. Through sighs of sorrow from deep within you, your labors have
borne fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles you have become a light,
shining upon the world. O Theodosius, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our
God, to save our souls.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
As being planted in the courts of Christ thy Lord and God, with holy
virtues thou delightfully didst blossom forth and didst multiply thy
children amid the desert, who were watered with the showers of thy fervent
tears, O chief shepherd of the godly sheepfold of our God. Hence we cry
to thee: Rejoice, O Father Theodosius.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Apolytikion in the First Tone
Lord, when You were baptized in the Jordan, the veneration of the
Trinity was revealed. For the voice of the Father gave witness to You,
calling You Beloved, and the Spirit, in the guise of a dove, confirmed
the certainty of His words. Glory to You, Christ our God, who
appeared and enlightened the world.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
You appeared to the world today, and Your light, O Lord, has left its
mark upon us. With fuller understanding we sing to You: "You came, You
were made manifest, the unapproachable light."
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press
Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press
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