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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, March 17, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 6:1-12
Genesis 5:1-24
Proverbs 6:3-20
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Alexios the Man of God
Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland
Marinos the Martyr
Theocteristos the Confessor
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 6:1-12
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a
throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. Above him
stood the seraphim; each had six wings: with two he covered his face,
and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one
called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the
whole earth is full of his glory." And the foundations of the
thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled
with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of
unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for
my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" Then flew one of
the seraphim to me, having in his hand a burning coal which he had
taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth, and said:
"Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your
sin forgiven." And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall
I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me."
And he said, "Go, and say to this people: 'Hear and hear, but do
not understand; see and see, but do not perceive.' Make the heart of
this people fat, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they
see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with
their hearts, and turn and be healed." Then I said, "How long, O
Lord?" And he said: "Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and
houses without men, and the land is utterly desolate, and the LORD
removes men far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of
the land."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 5:1-24
This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created
man, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created
them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.
When Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years, he became the father
of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight
hundred years; and he had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days
that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
When Seth had lived a hundred and five years, he became the father of
Enosh. Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight hundred and seven
years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Seth were
nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
When Enosh had lived ninety years, he became the father of Kenan.
Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years,
and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enosh were
nine hundred and five years; and he died.
When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
Kenan lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hundred and forty
years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Kenan
were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of
Jared. Mahalalel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred and
thirty years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of
Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
When Jared had lived a hundred and sixty-two years he became the
father of Enoch. Jared lived after the birth of Enoch eight hundred
years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Jared
were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died. When Enoch had
lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. Enoch
walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years, and
had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were three
hundred and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for
God took him.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 6:3-20
Then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into your
neighbor's power: go, hasten, and importune your neighbor. Give your eyes
no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; save yourself like a gazelle
from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. Go to the
ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any
chief, officer or ruler, she prepares her food in summer, and gathers
her sustenance in harvest. How long will you lie there, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little
slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon
you like a vagabond, and want like an armed man. A worthless person,
a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes,
scrapes with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart
devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come
upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
There are six things which the LORD hates, seven which are an
abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed
innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to
run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and a man who
sows discord among brothers. My son, keep your father's commandment,
and forsake not your mother's teaching.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Alexios the Man of God
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Alexios was born in old Rome of illustrious parents named
Euphemianus and Aglais, and at their request was joined to a young woman in
marriage. However, he did not remain with her even for one day, but fled to
Edessa, where he lived for eighteen years. He returned to Rome in the
guise of a beggar and sat at the gates of his father's house, unknown
to all and mocked by his own servants. His identity was revealed
only after his death by a paper that he had on his person, which he
himself had written a little before his repose. The pious Emperor
Honorius honoured him with a solemn burial. The title "Man of God" was
given to him from heaven in a vision to the Bishop of Rome on the day
of the Saint's repose.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Though thou didst bud forth from a renowned and notable root, and though
thou didst blossom from a city famed for her great imperial dignity,
yet didst thou scorn all things as corruptible and fleeting, striving
to be joined to Christ thy Master for ever. Entreat Him, O Alexios
most wise, fervently for our souls.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
As we celebrate today with fitting rev'rence the all-holy festival
of Saint Alexios the all-blest, with hymns we praise him and cry
aloud: Rejoice, thou gladsome adornment of righteous men.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Patrick, the Apostle of the Irish, was seized from his native
Britain by Irish marauders when he was sixteen years old. Though the son
of a deacon and a grandson of a priest, it was not until his
captivity that he sought out the Lord with his whole heart. In his
Confession, the testament he wrote towards the end of his life, he says,
"After I came to Ireland - every day I had to tend sheep, and many times
a day I prayed - the love of God and His fear came to me more and
more, and my faith was strengthened. And my spirit was so moved that in
a single day I would say as many as a hundred prayers, and almost
as many at night, and this even when I was staying in the woods and
on the mountain; and I would rise for prayer before daylight,
through snow, through frost, through rain, and I felt no harm." After six
years of slavery in Ireland, he was guided by God to make his escape,
and afterwards struggled in the monastic life at Auxerre in Gaul,
under the guidance of the holy Bishop Germanus. Many years later he was
ordained bishop and sent to Ireland once again, about the year 432, to
convert the Irish to Christ. His arduous labours bore so much fruit that
within seven years, three bishops were sent from Gaul to help him
shepherd his flock, "my brethren and sons whom I have baptized in the Lord
- so many thousands of people," he says in his Confession. His
apostolic work was not accomplished without much "weariness and
painfulness," long journeys through difficult country, and many perils; he says
his very life was in danger twelve times. When he came to Ireland as
its enlightener, it was a pagan country; when he ended his earthly
life some thirty years later, about 461, the Faith of Christ was
established in every corner.
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
O Holy Hierarch, equal of the Apostles, Saint Patrick, wonderworker
and enlightener of Ireland: Intercede with the merciful God that He
grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
The Master revealed thee as a skillful fisher of men; and casting
forth nets of Gospel preaching, thou drewest up the heathen to piety.
Those who were the children of idolatrous darkness thou didst render
sons of day through holy Baptism. O Patrick, intercede for us who
honour thy memory.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, March 17, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 6:1-12
Genesis 5:1-24
Proverbs 6:3-20
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Alexios the Man of God
Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland
Marinos the Martyr
Theocteristos the Confessor
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 6:1-12
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a
throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. Above him
stood the seraphim; each had six wings: with two he covered his face,
and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one
called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the
whole earth is full of his glory." And the foundations of the
thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled
with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of
unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for
my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" Then flew one of
the seraphim to me, having in his hand a burning coal which he had
taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth, and said:
"Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your
sin forgiven." And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall
I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me."
And he said, "Go, and say to this people: 'Hear and hear, but do
not understand; see and see, but do not perceive.' Make the heart of
this people fat, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they
see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with
their hearts, and turn and be healed." Then I said, "How long, O
Lord?" And he said: "Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and
houses without men, and the land is utterly desolate, and the LORD
removes men far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of
the land."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 5:1-24
This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created
man, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created
them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.
When Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years, he became the father
of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight
hundred years; and he had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days
that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
When Seth had lived a hundred and five years, he became the father of
Enosh. Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight hundred and seven
years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Seth were
nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
When Enosh had lived ninety years, he became the father of Kenan.
Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years,
and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enosh were
nine hundred and five years; and he died.
When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
Kenan lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hundred and forty
years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Kenan
were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of
Jared. Mahalalel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred and
thirty years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of
Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
When Jared had lived a hundred and sixty-two years he became the
father of Enoch. Jared lived after the birth of Enoch eight hundred
years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Jared
were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died. When Enoch had
lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. Enoch
walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years, and
had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were three
hundred and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for
God took him.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 6:3-20
Then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into your
neighbor's power: go, hasten, and importune your neighbor. Give your eyes
no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; save yourself like a gazelle
from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. Go to the
ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any
chief, officer or ruler, she prepares her food in summer, and gathers
her sustenance in harvest. How long will you lie there, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little
slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon
you like a vagabond, and want like an armed man. A worthless person,
a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes,
scrapes with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart
devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come
upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
There are six things which the LORD hates, seven which are an
abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed
innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to
run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and a man who
sows discord among brothers. My son, keep your father's commandment,
and forsake not your mother's teaching.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Alexios the Man of God
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Alexios was born in old Rome of illustrious parents named
Euphemianus and Aglais, and at their request was joined to a young woman in
marriage. However, he did not remain with her even for one day, but fled to
Edessa, where he lived for eighteen years. He returned to Rome in the
guise of a beggar and sat at the gates of his father's house, unknown
to all and mocked by his own servants. His identity was revealed
only after his death by a paper that he had on his person, which he
himself had written a little before his repose. The pious Emperor
Honorius honoured him with a solemn burial. The title "Man of God" was
given to him from heaven in a vision to the Bishop of Rome on the day
of the Saint's repose.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Though thou didst bud forth from a renowned and notable root, and though
thou didst blossom from a city famed for her great imperial dignity,
yet didst thou scorn all things as corruptible and fleeting, striving
to be joined to Christ thy Master for ever. Entreat Him, O Alexios
most wise, fervently for our souls.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
As we celebrate today with fitting rev'rence the all-holy festival
of Saint Alexios the all-blest, with hymns we praise him and cry
aloud: Rejoice, thou gladsome adornment of righteous men.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Patrick, the Apostle of the Irish, was seized from his native
Britain by Irish marauders when he was sixteen years old. Though the son
of a deacon and a grandson of a priest, it was not until his
captivity that he sought out the Lord with his whole heart. In his
Confession, the testament he wrote towards the end of his life, he says,
"After I came to Ireland - every day I had to tend sheep, and many times
a day I prayed - the love of God and His fear came to me more and
more, and my faith was strengthened. And my spirit was so moved that in
a single day I would say as many as a hundred prayers, and almost
as many at night, and this even when I was staying in the woods and
on the mountain; and I would rise for prayer before daylight,
through snow, through frost, through rain, and I felt no harm." After six
years of slavery in Ireland, he was guided by God to make his escape,
and afterwards struggled in the monastic life at Auxerre in Gaul,
under the guidance of the holy Bishop Germanus. Many years later he was
ordained bishop and sent to Ireland once again, about the year 432, to
convert the Irish to Christ. His arduous labours bore so much fruit that
within seven years, three bishops were sent from Gaul to help him
shepherd his flock, "my brethren and sons whom I have baptized in the Lord
- so many thousands of people," he says in his Confession. His
apostolic work was not accomplished without much "weariness and
painfulness," long journeys through difficult country, and many perils; he says
his very life was in danger twelve times. When he came to Ireland as
its enlightener, it was a pagan country; when he ended his earthly
life some thirty years later, about 461, the Faith of Christ was
established in every corner.
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
O Holy Hierarch, equal of the Apostles, Saint Patrick, wonderworker
and enlightener of Ireland: Intercede with the merciful God that He
grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
The Master revealed thee as a skillful fisher of men; and casting
forth nets of Gospel preaching, thou drewest up the heathen to piety.
Those who were the children of idolatrous darkness thou didst render
sons of day through holy Baptism. O Patrick, intercede for us who
honour thy memory.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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