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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Saturday, March 19, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:12-16
Mark 1:35-44
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Second Saturday in Lent
Chrysanthos & Daria the Martyrs
Demetrios the New Martyr
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:12-16
BRETHREN, take care lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart,
leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another
every day, as long as it is called "today," that none of you
may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we share in Christ,
if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end, while it is
said, "Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts
as in the rebellion." Who were they that heard and yet were
rebellious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership of
Moses?
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Mark 1:35-44
At that time, Jesus rose and went out to a lonely place, and there
he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him pursued him, and
they found him and said to him, "Everyone is searching for you." And
he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach
there also; for that is why I came out." And he went throughout all
Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. And a leper
came to him beseeching him, and kneeling said to him, "If you will,
you can make me clean." Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand
and touched him, and said to him, "I will; be clean." And immediately
the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. And he sternly charged
him, and sent him away at once, and said to him, "See that you say
nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to a priest, and offer for your
cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Second Saturday in Lent
Apolytikion in the Second Tone
O Apostles, martyrs, prophets, hierarchs, righteous, and just ones,
who have finished your course well and have kept the Faith: seeing
ye have boldness with the Saviour, beseech Him for us, since He is
good, that our souls be saved, we pray.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Second Tone
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation
unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who
have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in
faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make
supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Chrysanthos & Daria the Martyrs
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Chrysanthos, who was from Alexandria, had been instructed in the
Faith of Christ by a certain bishop. His father, who was a senator by
rank and a pagan, had him shut up in prison for many days; then,
seeing the unchanging disposition of his mind, he commanded that a
certain young woman named Daria be brought from Athens. She was a very
beautiful and learned maiden, and also an idolater, and Chrysanthos' father
wedded him to her so that he might be drawn away from the Faith of
Christ because of his love for her. Instead of this however, Chrysanthos
drew Daria unto piety, and both of them boldly proclaimed Christ and
received the crown of martyrdom in 283, during the reign of Numerian, when
they were buried alive in a pit of mire.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as
the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the
tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O
Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Saturday, March 19, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:12-16
Mark 1:35-44
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Second Saturday in Lent
Chrysanthos & Daria the Martyrs
Demetrios the New Martyr
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:12-16
BRETHREN, take care lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart,
leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another
every day, as long as it is called "today," that none of you
may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we share in Christ,
if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end, while it is
said, "Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts
as in the rebellion." Who were they that heard and yet were
rebellious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership of
Moses?
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Mark 1:35-44
At that time, Jesus rose and went out to a lonely place, and there
he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him pursued him, and
they found him and said to him, "Everyone is searching for you." And
he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach
there also; for that is why I came out." And he went throughout all
Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. And a leper
came to him beseeching him, and kneeling said to him, "If you will,
you can make me clean." Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand
and touched him, and said to him, "I will; be clean." And immediately
the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. And he sternly charged
him, and sent him away at once, and said to him, "See that you say
nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to a priest, and offer for your
cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Second Saturday in Lent
Apolytikion in the Second Tone
O Apostles, martyrs, prophets, hierarchs, righteous, and just ones,
who have finished your course well and have kept the Faith: seeing
ye have boldness with the Saviour, beseech Him for us, since He is
good, that our souls be saved, we pray.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Second Tone
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation
unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who
have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in
faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make
supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Chrysanthos & Daria the Martyrs
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Chrysanthos, who was from Alexandria, had been instructed in the
Faith of Christ by a certain bishop. His father, who was a senator by
rank and a pagan, had him shut up in prison for many days; then,
seeing the unchanging disposition of his mind, he commanded that a
certain young woman named Daria be brought from Athens. She was a very
beautiful and learned maiden, and also an idolater, and Chrysanthos' father
wedded him to her so that he might be drawn away from the Faith of
Christ because of his love for her. Instead of this however, Chrysanthos
drew Daria unto piety, and both of them boldly proclaimed Christ and
received the crown of martyrdom in 283, during the reign of Numerian, when
they were buried alive in a pit of mire.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as
the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the
tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O
Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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