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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 9:9-10:4
Genesis 7:1-5
Proverbs 8:32-9:11
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra
Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs
Euthemios the New Martyr
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 9:9-10:4
Thus says the LORD: "And all the people will know, Ephraim and the
inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart: 'The
bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores
have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.'" So the
LORD raises adversaries against them, and stirs up their enemies. The
Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with
open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is
stretched out still. The people did not turn to him who smote them, nor
seek the LORD of hosts. So the LORD cut off from Israel head and
tail, palm branch and reed in one day - the elder and honored man is
the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail; for those who
lead this people lead them astray, and those who are led by them are
swallowed up. Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men,
and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one
is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all
this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.
For wickedness burns like a fire, it consumes briers and thorns;
it kindles the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a
column of smoke. Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is
burned, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no man spares his
brother. They snatch on the right, but are still hungry, and they devour
on the left, but are not satisfied; each devours his neighbor's
flesh, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh, and together they are
against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is
stretched out still.
Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep
writing oppression, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the
poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and
that they may make the fatherless their prey! What will you do on the
day of punishment, in the storm which will come from afar? To whom
will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing
remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For
all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out
still.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 7:1-5
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your
household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this
generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his
mate; and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his
mate; and seven pairs of the birds of the air also, male and female, to
keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth. For in seven
days I will send rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and
every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of
the ground." And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 8:32-9:11
And now, my sons, listen to me: happy are those who keep my ways.
Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Happy is the man
who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my
doors. For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD;
but he who misses me injures himself; all who hate me love death."
Wisdom has built her house, she has set up her seven pillars. She has
slaughtered her beasts, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table.
She has sent out her maids to call from the highest places in the
town, "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" To him who is without
sense she says, "Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have
mixed. Leave simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of insight." He
who corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a
wicked man incurs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate
you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a
wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man and he
will increase in learning. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. For by me your
days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Basil strove in martyrdom during the short reign of Julian the
Apostate, from 361-363. The Saint was denounced as a Christian to
Saturninus, Governor of Ancyra, who, when Basil would not deny Christ, had
him hanged from a post and scraped on his sides, then beaten, and
cast into prison. A few days later, when Julian himself came through
Ancyra, the Saint was brought before him and was asked to deny Christ,
Whom he rather confessed the more. Julian then had strips cut in his
flesh, so that they were left hanging from his body in front and in
back. The valiant Martyr tore one of these strips off of his body and
cast it into Julian's face. At this Julian commanded that iron spits
be heated fiery hot; Saint Basil's belly, his back, and all his
joints were pierced with them, and he received the crown of martyrdom.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the
Apostles, O inspired of God, thou foundest discipline to be a means of
ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of
truth, thou didst also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O
Hieromartyr Basil. Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.
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 Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 9:9-10:4
Genesis 7:1-5
Proverbs 8:32-9:11
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra
Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs
Euthemios the New Martyr
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 9:9-10:4
Thus says the LORD: "And all the people will know, Ephraim and the
inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart: 'The
bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores
have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.'" So the
LORD raises adversaries against them, and stirs up their enemies. The
Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with
open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is
stretched out still. The people did not turn to him who smote them, nor
seek the LORD of hosts. So the LORD cut off from Israel head and
tail, palm branch and reed in one day - the elder and honored man is
the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail; for those who
lead this people lead them astray, and those who are led by them are
swallowed up. Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men,
and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one
is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all
this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.
For wickedness burns like a fire, it consumes briers and thorns;
it kindles the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a
column of smoke. Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is
burned, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no man spares his
brother. They snatch on the right, but are still hungry, and they devour
on the left, but are not satisfied; each devours his neighbor's
flesh, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh, and together they are
against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is
stretched out still.
Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep
writing oppression, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the
poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and
that they may make the fatherless their prey! What will you do on the
day of punishment, in the storm which will come from afar? To whom
will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing
remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For
all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out
still.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 7:1-5
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your
household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this
generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his
mate; and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his
mate; and seven pairs of the birds of the air also, male and female, to
keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth. For in seven
days I will send rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and
every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of
the ground." And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 8:32-9:11
And now, my sons, listen to me: happy are those who keep my ways.
Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Happy is the man
who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my
doors. For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD;
but he who misses me injures himself; all who hate me love death."
Wisdom has built her house, she has set up her seven pillars. She has
slaughtered her beasts, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table.
She has sent out her maids to call from the highest places in the
town, "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" To him who is without
sense she says, "Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have
mixed. Leave simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of insight." He
who corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a
wicked man incurs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate
you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a
wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man and he
will increase in learning. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. For by me your
days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Basil strove in martyrdom during the short reign of Julian the
Apostate, from 361-363. The Saint was denounced as a Christian to
Saturninus, Governor of Ancyra, who, when Basil would not deny Christ, had
him hanged from a post and scraped on his sides, then beaten, and
cast into prison. A few days later, when Julian himself came through
Ancyra, the Saint was brought before him and was asked to deny Christ,
Whom he rather confessed the more. Julian then had strips cut in his
flesh, so that they were left hanging from his body in front and in
back. The valiant Martyr tore one of these strips off of his body and
cast it into Julian's face. At this Julian commanded that iron spits
be heated fiery hot; Saint Basil's belly, his back, and all his
joints were pierced with them, and he received the crown of martyrdom.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the
Apostles, O inspired of God, thou foundest discipline to be a means of
ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of
truth, thou didst also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O
Hieromartyr Basil. Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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