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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Sunday, February 6, 2011
Readings for today:
Luke 24:1-12
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1
Matthew 15:21-28
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Sunday of the Canaanite
Photios, Patriarch of Constantinople
Bucolos, Bishop of Smyrna
Barsonouphios the Great
Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
Orthros Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 24:1-12
On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb,
taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone
rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the
body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by
them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their
faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living
among the dead? Remember how he told you, while he was still in
Galilee, that the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they
remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the
eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna and
Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this
to the apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and
they did not believe them.
But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw
the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what
had happened.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1
BRETHREN, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live
in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall
be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from
them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome
you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and
daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from
every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the
fear of God.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Matthew 15:21-28
At that time, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And
behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, "Have
mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by
a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came
and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us."
He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel." But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." And
he answered, "It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw
it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the
crumbs that fall from their master's table." Then Jesus answered her,
"O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire."
And her daughter was healed instantly.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Sunday of the Canaanite
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the
joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral
decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been
despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world.
Resurrectional Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Savior and Deliverer is He who raised up from the tomb and from the
bonds those born on earth, for He is God; and He destroyed Hades' bars
and gates, and on the third day arose, as the Master of all.
Seasonal Kontakion in the First Tone
Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands
of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give
peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in
authority, whom You love, as only the loving One.
Apolytikion courtesy of St. Gregory Palamas Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of St. Gregory Palamas Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press
Photios, Patriarch of Constantinople
Reading from the Synaxarion:
As for the thrice-blessed Photius, the great and most resplendent
Father and teacher of the Church, the Confessor of the Faith and Equal
to the Apostles, he lived during the years of the emperors Michael
(the son of Theophilus), Basil the Macedonian, and Leo his son. He
was the son of pious parents, Sergius and Irene, who suffered for the
Faith under the Iconoclast Emperor Theophilus; he was also a nephew of
Saint Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (see Feb. 25). He was born
in Constantinople, where he excelled in the foremost imperial
ministries, while ever practicing a virtuous and godly life. An upright and
honorable man of singular learning and erudition, he was raised to the
apostolic, ecumenical, and patriarchal throne of Constantinople in the year
857.
The many struggles that this thrice-blessed one undertook for the
Orthodox Faith against the Manichaeans, the Iconoclasts, and other
heretics, and the attacks and assaults that he endured from Nicholas I, the
haughty and ambitious Pope of Rome, and the great persecutions and
distresses he suffered, are beyond number. Contending against the Latin
error of the filioque, that is, the doctrine that the Holy Spirit
proceeds from both the Father and the Son, he demonstrated clearly with
his Mystagogy on the Holy Spirit how the filioque destroys the
unity and equality of the Trinity. He has left us many theological
writings, panegyric homilies, and epistles, including one to Boris, the
Sovereign of Bulgaria, in which he set forth for him the history and
teachings of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. Having tended the Church of
Christ in holiness and in an evangelical manner, and with fervent zeal
having rooted out all the tares of every alien teaching, he departed to
the Lord in the Monastery of the Armenians on February 6, 891.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
As a teacher to the world, being one with the Apostles, intercede
with the Lord of all, O Photius, that He may grant the world peace,
and to our souls His great mercy.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
Far-reaching beacon of the Church and God, inspired Guide of the Orthodox, you
are now crowned with the flowers of song. You are the divine words
of the Spirit's harp, the strong adversary of heresy and to whom we
cry, "Hail all-honorable Photius."
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press
Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press
Bucolos, Bishop of Smyrna
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Bucolus was ordained by John the Evangelist; having made many
pagans to be sons of the day through holy Baptism, he left Polycarp as
his successor to the bishopric of Smyrna, and reposed in peace.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of
faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause,
thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O
Father and Hierarch Bucolos, intercede with Christ God that our souls be
saved.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
We all acclaim thee as a hierarch of the Church of Christ and a
disciple of His ven'rable disciples' choir, but especially of him that was
His belov'd one. O wise Father, pray the Saviour for us lauding
thee, that He save us from all need and all adversity; for we cry to
thee: Rejoice, O thrice-blessed Bucolus.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Barsonouphios the Great
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Barsanuphius the Great, who was from Egypt, and his disciple,
Saint John the Prophet, struggled in very strict reclusion during the
sixth century at the monastery of Abba Seridus at Gaza of Palestine,
and were endowed with amazing gifts of prophecy and spiritual
discernment. They are mentioned by Saint Dorotheus of Gaza, their disciple,
in his writings. Many of the counsels they sent to Christians who
wrote to them are preserved in the book which bears their names. Once
certain of the Fathers besought Saint Barsanuphius to pray that God stay
His wrath and spare the world. Saint Barsanuphius wrote back that
there were "three men perfect before God," whose prayers met at the
throne of God and protected the whole world; to them it had been
revealed that the wrath of God would not last long. These three, he said,
were "John of Rome, Elias of Corinth, and another in the diocese
of Jerusalem," concealing the name of the last, since it was
himself.
Apolytikion in the First Tone
Divine and tuneful harps of the Holy Spirit's myst'ries, sounding forth
sweet hymns of discernment which soothe all those in sorrows: ye moved
men to cast off passion's yoke and trample upon Satan's loathsome
head. Wherefore, Godlike Barsanuphius and wise John, deliver us who
now cry out: Glory to Him that hath given you grace. Glory to Him
that hath blessed you. Glory to Him that hath saved many through your
sacred words of counsel.
Kontakion in the Third Tone
O Great Barsanuphius and John, thou marvellous Prophet, all the
hidden secrets of men and God's dispensation brightly shone in the clear
mirrors of your most pure hearts; and with beams of grace divine, ye cast
out sin's shadows from the souls of men; O Fathers, lights of
discernment, entreat the Lord for us all.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
Apolytikion in the First Tone
Hail Virgin Theotokos full of Grace, for Christ our God, the Sun of
Righteousness, has dawned from you, granting light to those in darkness. And
you, O Righteous Elder, rejoice, taking in your arms, the Deliverance
of our souls, who grants us Resurrection.
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Sunday, February 6, 2011
Readings for today:
Luke 24:1-12
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1
Matthew 15:21-28
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Sunday of the Canaanite
Photios, Patriarch of Constantinople
Bucolos, Bishop of Smyrna
Barsonouphios the Great
Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
Orthros Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 24:1-12
On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb,
taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone
rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the
body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by
them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their
faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living
among the dead? Remember how he told you, while he was still in
Galilee, that the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they
remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the
eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna and
Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this
to the apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and
they did not believe them.
But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw
the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what
had happened.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1
BRETHREN, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live
in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall
be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from
them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome
you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and
daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from
every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the
fear of God.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Matthew 15:21-28
At that time, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And
behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, "Have
mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by
a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came
and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us."
He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel." But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." And
he answered, "It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw
it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the
crumbs that fall from their master's table." Then Jesus answered her,
"O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire."
And her daughter was healed instantly.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Sunday of the Canaanite
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the
joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral
decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been
despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world.
Resurrectional Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Savior and Deliverer is He who raised up from the tomb and from the
bonds those born on earth, for He is God; and He destroyed Hades' bars
and gates, and on the third day arose, as the Master of all.
Seasonal Kontakion in the First Tone
Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands
of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give
peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in
authority, whom You love, as only the loving One.
Apolytikion courtesy of St. Gregory Palamas Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of St. Gregory Palamas Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press
Photios, Patriarch of Constantinople
Reading from the Synaxarion:
As for the thrice-blessed Photius, the great and most resplendent
Father and teacher of the Church, the Confessor of the Faith and Equal
to the Apostles, he lived during the years of the emperors Michael
(the son of Theophilus), Basil the Macedonian, and Leo his son. He
was the son of pious parents, Sergius and Irene, who suffered for the
Faith under the Iconoclast Emperor Theophilus; he was also a nephew of
Saint Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (see Feb. 25). He was born
in Constantinople, where he excelled in the foremost imperial
ministries, while ever practicing a virtuous and godly life. An upright and
honorable man of singular learning and erudition, he was raised to the
apostolic, ecumenical, and patriarchal throne of Constantinople in the year
857.
The many struggles that this thrice-blessed one undertook for the
Orthodox Faith against the Manichaeans, the Iconoclasts, and other
heretics, and the attacks and assaults that he endured from Nicholas I, the
haughty and ambitious Pope of Rome, and the great persecutions and
distresses he suffered, are beyond number. Contending against the Latin
error of the filioque, that is, the doctrine that the Holy Spirit
proceeds from both the Father and the Son, he demonstrated clearly with
his Mystagogy on the Holy Spirit how the filioque destroys the
unity and equality of the Trinity. He has left us many theological
writings, panegyric homilies, and epistles, including one to Boris, the
Sovereign of Bulgaria, in which he set forth for him the history and
teachings of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. Having tended the Church of
Christ in holiness and in an evangelical manner, and with fervent zeal
having rooted out all the tares of every alien teaching, he departed to
the Lord in the Monastery of the Armenians on February 6, 891.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
As a teacher to the world, being one with the Apostles, intercede
with the Lord of all, O Photius, that He may grant the world peace,
and to our souls His great mercy.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
Far-reaching beacon of the Church and God, inspired Guide of the Orthodox, you
are now crowned with the flowers of song. You are the divine words
of the Spirit's harp, the strong adversary of heresy and to whom we
cry, "Hail all-honorable Photius."
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press
Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press
Bucolos, Bishop of Smyrna
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Bucolus was ordained by John the Evangelist; having made many
pagans to be sons of the day through holy Baptism, he left Polycarp as
his successor to the bishopric of Smyrna, and reposed in peace.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of
faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause,
thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O
Father and Hierarch Bucolos, intercede with Christ God that our souls be
saved.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
We all acclaim thee as a hierarch of the Church of Christ and a
disciple of His ven'rable disciples' choir, but especially of him that was
His belov'd one. O wise Father, pray the Saviour for us lauding
thee, that He save us from all need and all adversity; for we cry to
thee: Rejoice, O thrice-blessed Bucolus.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Barsonouphios the Great
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Barsanuphius the Great, who was from Egypt, and his disciple,
Saint John the Prophet, struggled in very strict reclusion during the
sixth century at the monastery of Abba Seridus at Gaza of Palestine,
and were endowed with amazing gifts of prophecy and spiritual
discernment. They are mentioned by Saint Dorotheus of Gaza, their disciple,
in his writings. Many of the counsels they sent to Christians who
wrote to them are preserved in the book which bears their names. Once
certain of the Fathers besought Saint Barsanuphius to pray that God stay
His wrath and spare the world. Saint Barsanuphius wrote back that
there were "three men perfect before God," whose prayers met at the
throne of God and protected the whole world; to them it had been
revealed that the wrath of God would not last long. These three, he said,
were "John of Rome, Elias of Corinth, and another in the diocese
of Jerusalem," concealing the name of the last, since it was
himself.
Apolytikion in the First Tone
Divine and tuneful harps of the Holy Spirit's myst'ries, sounding forth
sweet hymns of discernment which soothe all those in sorrows: ye moved
men to cast off passion's yoke and trample upon Satan's loathsome
head. Wherefore, Godlike Barsanuphius and wise John, deliver us who
now cry out: Glory to Him that hath given you grace. Glory to Him
that hath blessed you. Glory to Him that hath saved many through your
sacred words of counsel.
Kontakion in the Third Tone
O Great Barsanuphius and John, thou marvellous Prophet, all the
hidden secrets of men and God's dispensation brightly shone in the clear
mirrors of your most pure hearts; and with beams of grace divine, ye cast
out sin's shadows from the souls of men; O Fathers, lights of
discernment, entreat the Lord for us all.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
Apolytikion in the First Tone
Hail Virgin Theotokos full of Grace, for Christ our God, the Sun of
Righteousness, has dawned from you, granting light to those in darkness. And
you, O Righteous Elder, rejoice, taking in your arms, the Deliverance
of our souls, who grants us Resurrection.
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press
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