Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church In America Daily Prayers And Readings For Wednesday, 2 March

From armenianchurch-ed.net and biblegateway.com and biblicalproportions.com:


Daily Prayers and Readings:


Saints/Martyrs/Feasts/Fasts to be observed/commemmorated/celebrated:  Fast Day


Daily Prayers:

1st Prayer: March 02,2011


The sound of the wooden bell, is not like the harsh echo

of stones in the depths of a pit,

nor does it do violence to the air, in the words of

a foreign sage.

It does not pierce the ear with a sharp and

annoying sound,

nor does it make the skull vibrate unpleasantly.

It does not cause bones to crack,

nor does it stun the mind.

It does not clang like a bell of copper,

nor does it clunk without any sweetness

like a stone on the pavement.

It is the invincible keeper of the New Zion.

It is one of the main, sacred vessels, given by God,

that Christian clerics, along with the Levites,

treat with care and reverence.

It is like the voice of an angel,

which in the words of the parable-teller,

resemble the song of a bird.

It is a new musical instrument to announce the grace of the good news.

It awakens in us the Spirit of God

more readily than the odes of Elishe’s harp.

It is the prelude to the lamentations,

played upon the strings of a sweet and

harmonious violin.

It is cymbals with their allegorical expression.

It is a new flute of a different sort

that we have adopted instead of the old.

It does not make hollow noises like reeds of the pagans.

It does not make earthly noises like instruments of

the Jews, about which the Lord said through the prophet,

“Take these away from me.”

Rather, it is a God-pleasing sound, doubly honored,

for it wards off attacking demons and other

strokes of evil.



Scriptural Readings:

Titus 1:12-2:10.

Titus 1:12-2:10 (King James Version)




12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.



13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;



14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.



15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.



16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.



Titus 2

1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:



2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.



3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;



4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,



5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.



6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.



7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,



8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.



9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;



10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.







John 8:12-20.


John 8:12-20 (King James Version)




12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.



13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.



14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.



15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.



16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.



17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.



18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.



19Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.



20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.







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