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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, February 28, 2011
Fast Day (Dairy, Eggs, and Fish Allowed)
Readings for today:
St. John's Third Universal Letter 1:1-15
Luke 19:29-40; 22:7-39
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Cheesefare Monday
Righteous John Cassian the Confessor
Basil the Confessor
Kyranna the New Martyr of Thessaloniki
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. John's Third Universal Letter 1:1-15
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in
health; I know that it is well with your soul. For I greatly rejoiced
when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the truth of your
life, as indeed you do follow the truth. No greater joy can I have
than this, to hear that my children follow the truth.
Beloved, it is a loyal thing you do when you render any service to the
brethren, especially to strangers, who have testified to your love before
the church. You will do well to send them on their journey as befits
God's service. For they have set out for his sake and have accepted
nothing from the heathen. So we ought to support such men, that we may
be fellow workers in the truth.
I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes
to put himself first, does not acknowledge my authority. So if I
come I will bring up what he is doing, prating against me with evil
words. And not content with that, he refuses himself to welcome the
brethren, and also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out
of the church.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. He who does good is of
God; he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrios has testimony from
every one, and from the truth itself; I testify to him too, and you
know my testimony is true.
I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen
and ink; I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to
face.
Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, every one
of them.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 19:29-40; 22:7-39
At that time, when Jesus drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the
mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, "Go
into the village opposite, where on entering you will find a colt
tied, on which no one has ever yet sat; untie it and bring it here. If
any one asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this, 'The
Lord has need of it.'" So those who were sent went away and found it
as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners
said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?" And they said, "The
Lord has need of it." And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing
their garments on the colt they set Jesus upon it. And as he rode
along, they spread their garments on the road. As he was now drawing
near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the
disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the
mighty works that they had seen, saying, "Blessed is the King who comes
in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him, "Teacher,
rebuke your disciples." He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent,
the very stones would cry out."
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had
to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying; "Go and
prepare the passover for us, that we may eat it." They said to him,
"Where will you have us prepare it?" He said to them, "Behold, when you
have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you;
follow him into the house which he enters, and tell the householder,
'The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I am to eat
the passover with my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper
room furnished; there make ready." And they went, and found it as he
had told them; and they prepared the passover.
And when the hour came, he sat at table, and the apostles with him.
And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover
with you before I suffer; for I tell you I shall not eat it until it
is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." And he took a cup, and when he
had given thanks he said, "Take this, and divide it among yourselves;
for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the
vine until the kingdom of God comes." And he took bread, and when he
had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my
body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And
likewise the cup after supper, saying, "This cup which is poured out for
you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him who
betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of man goes as it has
been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And
they began to question one another, which of them it was that would do
this.
A dispute also arose among them, which of them was to be regarded
as the greatest. And he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles
exercise lordship over them; and those in authority over them are called
benefactors. But not so with you; rather let the greatest among you become as
the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. For which is the
greater, one who sits at table, or one who serves? Is it not the one who
sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves.
You are those who have continued with me in my trials; and I assign
to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, that you may eat and
drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you
like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail;
and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren." And he
said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death."
He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow this day,
until you three times deny that you know me."
And he said to them, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or
sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing." He said to them,
"But now, let him who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag. And
let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one. For I tell you
that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was reckoned with
transgressors'; for what is written about me has its fulfillment." And they
said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is
enough."
And he came out, and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives;
and the disciples followed him.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Righteous John Cassian the Confessor
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Note: If it is not a leap year the hymns of Saint John are transferred
to the 28th.
This Saint was born about the year 350, and was, according to some,
from Rome, according to others, from Dacia Pontica (Dobrogea in
present-day Romania). He was a learned man who had first served in the
military. Later, he forsook this life and became a monk in Bethlehem with
his friend and fellow-ascetic, Germanus of Dacia Pontica, whose
memory is also celebrated today. Hearing the fame of the great Fathers
of Scete, they went to Egypt about the year 390; their meetings with
the famous monks of Scete are recorded in Saint John's
Conferences. In the year 403 they went to Constantinople, where Cassian was
ordained deacon by Saint John Chrysostom; after the exile of Saint
Chrysostom, Saints Cassian and Germanus went to Rome with letters to Pope
Innocent I in defence of the exiled Archbishop of Constantinople. There
Saint Cassian was ordained priest, after which he went to Marseilles,
where he established the famous monastery of Saint Victor. He reposed
in peace about the year 433.
The last of his writings was
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
The image of God, was faithfully preserved in you, O Father. For you
took up the Cross and followed Christ. By Your actions you taught us
to look beyond the flesh for it passes, rather to be concerned about
the soul which is immortal. Wherefore, O Holy John Cassian, your soul
rejoices with the angels.
Kontakion in the First Tone
Thy words breathe forth the sweetness of heavenly cassia, dispelling
the foul odour of passion and pleasures; but with the sweet fragrance
of thy discretion and temperance, they make known the spiritual
ascents in the Spirit, leading men on high, O righteous Father John
Cassian, divinely-sent guide of monks.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Basil the Confessor
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saints Prokopios and Basil, fellow ascetics, lived about the middle of
the eighth century, during the reign of Leo the Isaurian (717-741),
from whom they suffered many things for the sake of the veneration of
the holy icons. They ended their lives in the ascetical discipline.
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 Basil, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our God,
to save our souls.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
Thou tookest thyself away from worldly turbulence, since thou hadst
received God's revelation from on high; and for living righteously as a
monk, thou didst receive might from grace to heal ills and work
miracles, O all-blessed Basil, wise in sacred things.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, February 28, 2011
Fast Day (Dairy, Eggs, and Fish Allowed)
Readings for today:
St. John's Third Universal Letter 1:1-15
Luke 19:29-40; 22:7-39
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Cheesefare Monday
Righteous John Cassian the Confessor
Basil the Confessor
Kyranna the New Martyr of Thessaloniki
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. John's Third Universal Letter 1:1-15
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in
health; I know that it is well with your soul. For I greatly rejoiced
when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the truth of your
life, as indeed you do follow the truth. No greater joy can I have
than this, to hear that my children follow the truth.
Beloved, it is a loyal thing you do when you render any service to the
brethren, especially to strangers, who have testified to your love before
the church. You will do well to send them on their journey as befits
God's service. For they have set out for his sake and have accepted
nothing from the heathen. So we ought to support such men, that we may
be fellow workers in the truth.
I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes
to put himself first, does not acknowledge my authority. So if I
come I will bring up what he is doing, prating against me with evil
words. And not content with that, he refuses himself to welcome the
brethren, and also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out
of the church.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. He who does good is of
God; he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrios has testimony from
every one, and from the truth itself; I testify to him too, and you
know my testimony is true.
I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen
and ink; I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to
face.
Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, every one
of them.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Luke 19:29-40; 22:7-39
At that time, when Jesus drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the
mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, "Go
into the village opposite, where on entering you will find a colt
tied, on which no one has ever yet sat; untie it and bring it here. If
any one asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this, 'The
Lord has need of it.'" So those who were sent went away and found it
as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners
said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?" And they said, "The
Lord has need of it." And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing
their garments on the colt they set Jesus upon it. And as he rode
along, they spread their garments on the road. As he was now drawing
near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the
disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the
mighty works that they had seen, saying, "Blessed is the King who comes
in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him, "Teacher,
rebuke your disciples." He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent,
the very stones would cry out."
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had
to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying; "Go and
prepare the passover for us, that we may eat it." They said to him,
"Where will you have us prepare it?" He said to them, "Behold, when you
have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you;
follow him into the house which he enters, and tell the householder,
'The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I am to eat
the passover with my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper
room furnished; there make ready." And they went, and found it as he
had told them; and they prepared the passover.
And when the hour came, he sat at table, and the apostles with him.
And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover
with you before I suffer; for I tell you I shall not eat it until it
is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." And he took a cup, and when he
had given thanks he said, "Take this, and divide it among yourselves;
for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the
vine until the kingdom of God comes." And he took bread, and when he
had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my
body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And
likewise the cup after supper, saying, "This cup which is poured out for
you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him who
betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of man goes as it has
been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And
they began to question one another, which of them it was that would do
this.
A dispute also arose among them, which of them was to be regarded
as the greatest. And he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles
exercise lordship over them; and those in authority over them are called
benefactors. But not so with you; rather let the greatest among you become as
the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. For which is the
greater, one who sits at table, or one who serves? Is it not the one who
sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves.
You are those who have continued with me in my trials; and I assign
to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, that you may eat and
drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you
like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail;
and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren." And he
said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death."
He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow this day,
until you three times deny that you know me."
And he said to them, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or
sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing." He said to them,
"But now, let him who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag. And
let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one. For I tell you
that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was reckoned with
transgressors'; for what is written about me has its fulfillment." And they
said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is
enough."
And he came out, and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives;
and the disciples followed him.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Righteous John Cassian the Confessor
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Note: If it is not a leap year the hymns of Saint John are transferred
to the 28th.
This Saint was born about the year 350, and was, according to some,
from Rome, according to others, from Dacia Pontica (Dobrogea in
present-day Romania). He was a learned man who had first served in the
military. Later, he forsook this life and became a monk in Bethlehem with
his friend and fellow-ascetic, Germanus of Dacia Pontica, whose
memory is also celebrated today. Hearing the fame of the great Fathers
of Scete, they went to Egypt about the year 390; their meetings with
the famous monks of Scete are recorded in Saint John's
Conferences. In the year 403 they went to Constantinople, where Cassian was
ordained deacon by Saint John Chrysostom; after the exile of Saint
Chrysostom, Saints Cassian and Germanus went to Rome with letters to Pope
Innocent I in defence of the exiled Archbishop of Constantinople. There
Saint Cassian was ordained priest, after which he went to Marseilles,
where he established the famous monastery of Saint Victor. He reposed
in peace about the year 433.
The last of his writings was
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
The image of God, was faithfully preserved in you, O Father. For you
took up the Cross and followed Christ. By Your actions you taught us
to look beyond the flesh for it passes, rather to be concerned about
the soul which is immortal. Wherefore, O Holy John Cassian, your soul
rejoices with the angels.
Kontakion in the First Tone
Thy words breathe forth the sweetness of heavenly cassia, dispelling
the foul odour of passion and pleasures; but with the sweet fragrance
of thy discretion and temperance, they make known the spiritual
ascents in the Spirit, leading men on high, O righteous Father John
Cassian, divinely-sent guide of monks.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Basil the Confessor
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saints Prokopios and Basil, fellow ascetics, lived about the middle of
the eighth century, during the reign of Leo the Isaurian (717-741),
from whom they suffered many things for the sake of the veneration of
the holy icons. They ended their lives in the ascetical discipline.
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 Basil, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our God,
to save our souls.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
Thou tookest thyself away from worldly turbulence, since thou hadst
received God's revelation from on high; and for living righteously as a
monk, thou didst receive might from grace to heal ills and work
miracles, O all-blessed Basil, wise in sacred things.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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