Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Greek Orthodox Church In America Daily Readings For Tuesday, 15 Febraury

From The Greek Orthodox Arch-Diocese of America:

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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Tuesday, February 15, 2011



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Readings for today:



St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 2:9-22

Mark 13:14-23



Feasts and Saints celebrated today:



Tuesday of Prodigal Son

Onesimus the Apostle of the 70

Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Elder of Chios

Eusebius the Righteous of Syria





Epistle Reading



The reading is from St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 2:9-22



Beloved, the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep

the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, and

especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise

authority.



Bold and willful, they are not afraid to revile the glorious ones,

whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a

reviling judgment upon them before the Lord. But these, like irrational

animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and killed, reviling in

matters of which they are ignorant, will be destroyed in the same

destruction with them, suffering wrong for their wrongdoing. They count it

pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling

in their dissipation, carousing with you. They have eyes full of

adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have

hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! Forsaking the right way

they have gone astray; they have followed the way of Balaam, the son

of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing, but was rebuked for his own

transgression; a dumb ass spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's

madness.



These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm; for them the

nether gloom of darkness has been reserved. For, uttering loud boasts

of folly, they entice with licentious passions of the flesh men who

have barely escaped from those who live in error. They promise them

freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whatever

overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved. For if, after they have escaped

the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered,

the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would

have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness

than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered

to them. It has happened to them according to the true proverb, The

dog turns back to his own vomit, and the sow is washed only to wallow

in the mire.



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Gospel Reading



The reading is from Mark 13:14-23



The Lord said to his disciples, "When you see the desolating

sacrilege spoken of by Daniel the prophet, set up where it ought not to be

(let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to

the mountains; let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter

his house, to take anything away; and let him who is in the field not

turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child

and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that it may not

happen in winter. For in those days there will be such tribulation as

has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created

until now, and never will be. And if the Lord had not shortened the

days, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect,

whom he chose, he shortened the days. And then if any one says to

you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not

believe it. False Christs and false prophets will arise and show signs

and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But take heed;

I have told you all things beforehand."



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Onesimus the Apostle of the 70



Reading from the Synaxarion:



This Apostle, who was from Colossae, was a bond-servant of that

Philemon to whom the Apostle Paul addressed his epistle. Onesimus escaped

from Philemon and fled to Rome, where he became a disciple of Saint

Paul. Saint Paul brought him to the Faith of Christ, and then sent him

back to his master, who in turn gave him his freedom and sent him back

to Rome again, where he ministered to Saint Paul. Later, he was

seized because he was a Christian and was sent to Puteoli, where he was

beaten to death with clubs. Saint Onesimus is also commemorated on

November 22 with the holy Apostles Philemon, Apphia, and Archippus.



Apolytikion in the Third Tone

O Holy Apostle Onesimus, intercede with the merciful God that He

grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.



Kontakion in the Fourth Tone

Thou didst shine upon the world as a bright sunbeam, shining with the

rays of Paul, the sun of most resplendent light, who hath enlightened

the world entire. Thus, we all honour thee, blessed Onesimus.



Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery



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