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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 26:21-27:9
Genesis 9:18-10:1
Proverbs 12:23-13:9
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent
Sosthenes Apollos, Cephas, Caesar, & Epaphroditos, the Apostles of the 70
Zacharias the New Martyr
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 26:21-27:9
For behold, the LORD is coming forth out of his place to punish
the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will
disclose the blood shed upon her, and will no more cover her slain. In
that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish
Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will
slay the dragon that is in the sea.
In that day: "A pleasant vineyard, sing of it! I, the LORD, am its
keeper; every moment I water it. Lest any one harm it, I guard it night
and day; I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to
battle! I would set out against them, I would burn them up together. Or
let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, let
them make peace with me."
In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put
forth shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit.
Has he smitten them as he smote those who smote them? Or have they
been slain as their slayers were slain? Measure by measure, by exile
thou didst contend with them; he removed them with his fierce blast in
the day of the east wind. Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will
be expiated, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his
sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones
crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 9:18-10:1
The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and
Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah;
and from these the whole earth was peopled.
Noah was the first tiller of the soil. He planted a vineyard; and he
drank of the wine, and became drunk, and lay uncovered in his tent.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and
told his two brothers outside. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment,
laid it upon both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the
nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away, and they did not
see their father's nakedness. When Noah awoke from his wine and knew
what his youngest son had done to him, he said, "Cursed be Canaan; a
slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers." He also said, "Blessed
by the LORD my God be Shem; and let Canaan be his slave. God
enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan
be his slave." After the flood Noah lived three hundred and fifty
years. All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he
died. These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and
Japheth; sons were born to them after the flood.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 12:23-13:9
A prudent man conceals his knowledge, but fools proclaim their
folly. The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be
put to forced labor. Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a
good word makes him glad. A righteous man turns away from evil, but
the way of the wicked leads them astray. A slothful man will not
catch his prey, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. In the
path of righteousness is life, but the way of error leads to death. A
wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen
to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good, but
the desire of the treacherous is for violence. He who guards his
mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the soul of
the diligent is richly supplied. A righteous man hates falsehood,
but a wicked man acts shamefully and disgracefully. Righteousness
guards him whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked. One man
pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has
great wealth. The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man
has no means of redemption. The light of the righteous rejoices, but
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Saint gave himself over to the ascetical life from his early
youth. Experienced both in the solitary life of the hermit and in the
communal life of cenobitic monasticism, he was appointed Abbot of the
Monastery at Mount Sinai and wrote a book containing thirty homilies on
virtue. Each homily deals with one virtue, and progressing from those
that deal with holy and righteous activity (praxis) unto those that
deal with divine vision (theoria), they raise a man up as though by
means of steps unto the height of Heaven. For this cause his work is
called "The Ladder of Divine Ascent." The day he was made Abbot of
Sinai, the Prophet Moses was seen giving commands to those who served at
table. Saint John reposed in 603, at eighty years of age. See also the
Fourth Sunday of the Fast.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
With the rivers of your tears, you have made the barren desert
fertile. Through sighs of sorrow from deep within you, your labors have
borne fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles you have become a light,
shining upon the world. O John, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our God,
to save our souls.
Kontakion in the First Tone
As ever-blooming fruits, thou dost offer the teachings of thy
God-given book, O wise John, thou most blessed, while sweet'ning the hearts
of all them that heed it with vigilance; for it is a ladder from the
earth unto Heaven that conferreth glory on the souls that ascend it and
honour thee faithfully.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 26:21-27:9
Genesis 9:18-10:1
Proverbs 12:23-13:9
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent
Sosthenes Apollos, Cephas, Caesar, & Epaphroditos, the Apostles of the 70
Zacharias the New Martyr
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 26:21-27:9
For behold, the LORD is coming forth out of his place to punish
the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will
disclose the blood shed upon her, and will no more cover her slain. In
that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish
Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will
slay the dragon that is in the sea.
In that day: "A pleasant vineyard, sing of it! I, the LORD, am its
keeper; every moment I water it. Lest any one harm it, I guard it night
and day; I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to
battle! I would set out against them, I would burn them up together. Or
let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, let
them make peace with me."
In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put
forth shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit.
Has he smitten them as he smote those who smote them? Or have they
been slain as their slayers were slain? Measure by measure, by exile
thou didst contend with them; he removed them with his fierce blast in
the day of the east wind. Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will
be expiated, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his
sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones
crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 9:18-10:1
The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and
Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah;
and from these the whole earth was peopled.
Noah was the first tiller of the soil. He planted a vineyard; and he
drank of the wine, and became drunk, and lay uncovered in his tent.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and
told his two brothers outside. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment,
laid it upon both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the
nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away, and they did not
see their father's nakedness. When Noah awoke from his wine and knew
what his youngest son had done to him, he said, "Cursed be Canaan; a
slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers." He also said, "Blessed
by the LORD my God be Shem; and let Canaan be his slave. God
enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan
be his slave." After the flood Noah lived three hundred and fifty
years. All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he
died. These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and
Japheth; sons were born to them after the flood.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 12:23-13:9
A prudent man conceals his knowledge, but fools proclaim their
folly. The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be
put to forced labor. Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a
good word makes him glad. A righteous man turns away from evil, but
the way of the wicked leads them astray. A slothful man will not
catch his prey, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. In the
path of righteousness is life, but the way of error leads to death. A
wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen
to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good, but
the desire of the treacherous is for violence. He who guards his
mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the soul of
the diligent is richly supplied. A righteous man hates falsehood,
but a wicked man acts shamefully and disgracefully. Righteousness
guards him whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked. One man
pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has
great wealth. The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man
has no means of redemption. The light of the righteous rejoices, but
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Saint gave himself over to the ascetical life from his early
youth. Experienced both in the solitary life of the hermit and in the
communal life of cenobitic monasticism, he was appointed Abbot of the
Monastery at Mount Sinai and wrote a book containing thirty homilies on
virtue. Each homily deals with one virtue, and progressing from those
that deal with holy and righteous activity (praxis) unto those that
deal with divine vision (theoria), they raise a man up as though by
means of steps unto the height of Heaven. For this cause his work is
called "The Ladder of Divine Ascent." The day he was made Abbot of
Sinai, the Prophet Moses was seen giving commands to those who served at
table. Saint John reposed in 603, at eighty years of age. See also the
Fourth Sunday of the Fast.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
With the rivers of your tears, you have made the barren desert
fertile. Through sighs of sorrow from deep within you, your labors have
borne fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles you have become a light,
shining upon the world. O John, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our God,
to save our souls.
Kontakion in the First Tone
As ever-blooming fruits, thou dost offer the teachings of thy
God-given book, O wise John, thou most blessed, while sweet'ning the hearts
of all them that heed it with vigilance; for it is a ladder from the
earth unto Heaven that conferreth glory on the souls that ascend it and
honour thee faithfully.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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