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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Friday, January 14, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38
Luke 12:32-40
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho
Agnes the Virgin-martyr
Savas I, Archbishop of Serbia
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38
Brethren, recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you
endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed
to abuse and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so
treated. For you had compassion on the prisoners, and you joyfully
accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you
yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not
throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have
need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what
is promised. "For yet a little while, and the coming one shall come
and shall not tarry; but my righteous one shall live by faith."
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Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 12:32-40
The Lord said, "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give alms;
provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in
the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth
destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let
your loins be girded and your lamps burning, and be like men who are
waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that
they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are
those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say
to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will
come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the
third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants! But know this,
that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming,
he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must
be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Leavetaking 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.
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press
The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho
Reading from the Synaxarion:
As for the holy Martyrs of Sinai and Raithu, those of Sinai
contested during the reign of Diocletian, about the year 296; those of
Raithu were slain about the middle of the fifth century. On both
occasions, the perpetrators of these massacres were a barbarian tribe called
Blemmyes, from parts of Arabia and Egypt.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
Ye fled from the world's confusion and wild turbulence and passed
over to a state of great tranquillity, crowned with blood of martyrdom
and the pains of valiant ascetic deeds. Hence ye dwell together with
all the Martyrs and righteous Fathers in the heights.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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