From goarch.ocom:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, March 7, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 1:1-20
Genesis 1:1-13
Proverbs 1:1-20
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
The 7 Hieromartyrs of Cherson
Lavrentios of Megara, the Righteous
Paul the Simple
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 1:1-20
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah
and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi'ah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezeki'ah,
kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord
has spoken: "Sons have I reared and brought up, but they have
rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the ass its master's
crib; but Israel does not know, my people does not understand."
Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of
evildoers, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have
despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged.
Why will you still be smitten, that you continue to rebel? The whole
head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot
even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores
and bleeding wounds; they are not pressed out, or bound up, or
softened with oil.
Your country lies desolate, your cities are burned with fire; in your
very presence aliens devour your land; it is desolate, as overthrown
by aliens. And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a
vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.
If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have
been like Sodom, and become like Gomor'rah.
Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the
teaching of our God, you people of Gomor'rah! "What to me is the
multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt
offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood
of bulls, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
"When you come to appear before me, who requires of you this trampling
of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an
abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and the calling of assemblies -- I
cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. Your new moons and your
appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary
of bearing them. When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my
eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil,
learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the
fatherless, plead for the widow.
"Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are
like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like
crimson, they shall become like wool. If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land; But if you refuse and rebel, you
shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 1:1-13
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth
was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the
deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.
And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw
that the light was good; and God separated the light from the
darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And
there was evening and there was morning, one day.
And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters,
and let it separate the waters from the waters." And God made the
firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the
waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. And God called
the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a
second day.
And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together
into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. God
called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he
called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said, "Let the
earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees
bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon
the earth." And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation,
plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing
fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw
that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, a
third day.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 1:1-20
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
That men may know wisdom and instruction, understand words of insight,
receive instruction in wise dealing, righteousness, justice, and equity;
that prudence may be given to the simple, knowledge and discretion to
the youth -- the wise man also may hear and increase in learning, and
the man of understanding acquire skill, to understand a proverb and a
figure, the words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and reject not your mother's
teaching; for they are a fair garland for your head, and pendants for your
neck. My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say,
"Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us wantonly ambush the
innocent; like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole, like those who go
down to the Pit; we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our
houses with spoil; throw in your lot among us, we will all have one
purse" -- my son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot
from their paths; for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to
shed blood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird; but
these men lie in wait for their own blood, they set an ambush for their
own lives. Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence; it
takes away the life of its possessors.
Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the markets she raises her voice.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
The 7 Hieromartyrs of Cherson
Reading from the Synaxarion:
St. Ephraim came from Amidene and was a count when Justinus the
Thracian was reigning in 518. He came to Antioch to rebuild it because it
had been destroyed by earthquakes for a second time. By royal command
he was consecrated bishop by the people of Antioch in 527 as
Meletios writes and as it had happened in times of old with Ambrosios of
Mediolana (Milan) and Nectarios of Constantinople. Ephraim was a great
enemy of the Monophysites. So, he wrote strongly against them, as
Photios says. He heard that there was a stylite monk in Hierapolis who
was a follower of Severus the monophysite. So, he was moved by holy
zeal, went to him and started teaching him the orthodox faith. But he
was not at all convinced by his words. He only said: "Let us both get
into the fire and whosoever is not harmed by the flame is orthodox and
victorious." He said these words in order to scare the Patriarch away. But
Ephraim said: "Bring here wood and fire and I shall get into it resting
all my courage on omnipotent God. So, you, too, descend from your
pillar." But he did not want to come down. Then, the Patriarch took his
overcoat off, prayed and threw both himself and his overcoat onto the
fire. Miraculously the fire was immediately put out and he and his
overcoat remained unharmed and unburnt. When the stylite saw this miracle,
he came down from his pillar and anathematized Severus' heresy.
Thus, he was united with the catholic Church. These things are told by
Sophronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem. Because Antioch had been ruined by
earthquakes for a second time, as we have said above, the fear of earthquake
made every Christian write on his homedoor these words: "May Christ
stand with us." So, because of this Antioch was called Theoupolis
(God's city) as Nicephoros relates in book xvii of his history. Emperor
Justinus weeped a lot over the destruction of Antioch. St. Ephraim
ministered his flock well and in a way pleasing to God for eighteen years
according to Meletios and then departed to the Lord.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the First Tone
Since Thou hast given us the miracles of Thy holy Martyrs as an
invincible battlement, by their entreaties scatter the counsels of the
heathen, O Christ our God, and strengthen the faith of Orthodox
Christians, since Thou alone art good and the Friend of man.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, March 7, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 1:1-20
Genesis 1:1-13
Proverbs 1:1-20
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
The 7 Hieromartyrs of Cherson
Lavrentios of Megara, the Righteous
Paul the Simple
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 1:1-20
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah
and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi'ah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezeki'ah,
kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord
has spoken: "Sons have I reared and brought up, but they have
rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the ass its master's
crib; but Israel does not know, my people does not understand."
Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of
evildoers, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have
despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged.
Why will you still be smitten, that you continue to rebel? The whole
head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot
even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores
and bleeding wounds; they are not pressed out, or bound up, or
softened with oil.
Your country lies desolate, your cities are burned with fire; in your
very presence aliens devour your land; it is desolate, as overthrown
by aliens. And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a
vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.
If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have
been like Sodom, and become like Gomor'rah.
Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the
teaching of our God, you people of Gomor'rah! "What to me is the
multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt
offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood
of bulls, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
"When you come to appear before me, who requires of you this trampling
of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an
abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and the calling of assemblies -- I
cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. Your new moons and your
appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary
of bearing them. When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my
eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil,
learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the
fatherless, plead for the widow.
"Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are
like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like
crimson, they shall become like wool. If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land; But if you refuse and rebel, you
shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 1:1-13
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth
was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the
deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.
And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw
that the light was good; and God separated the light from the
darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And
there was evening and there was morning, one day.
And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters,
and let it separate the waters from the waters." And God made the
firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the
waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. And God called
the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a
second day.
And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together
into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. God
called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he
called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said, "Let the
earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees
bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon
the earth." And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation,
plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing
fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw
that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, a
third day.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 1:1-20
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
That men may know wisdom and instruction, understand words of insight,
receive instruction in wise dealing, righteousness, justice, and equity;
that prudence may be given to the simple, knowledge and discretion to
the youth -- the wise man also may hear and increase in learning, and
the man of understanding acquire skill, to understand a proverb and a
figure, the words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and reject not your mother's
teaching; for they are a fair garland for your head, and pendants for your
neck. My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say,
"Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us wantonly ambush the
innocent; like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole, like those who go
down to the Pit; we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our
houses with spoil; throw in your lot among us, we will all have one
purse" -- my son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot
from their paths; for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to
shed blood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird; but
these men lie in wait for their own blood, they set an ambush for their
own lives. Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence; it
takes away the life of its possessors.
Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the markets she raises her voice.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
The 7 Hieromartyrs of Cherson
Reading from the Synaxarion:
St. Ephraim came from Amidene and was a count when Justinus the
Thracian was reigning in 518. He came to Antioch to rebuild it because it
had been destroyed by earthquakes for a second time. By royal command
he was consecrated bishop by the people of Antioch in 527 as
Meletios writes and as it had happened in times of old with Ambrosios of
Mediolana (Milan) and Nectarios of Constantinople. Ephraim was a great
enemy of the Monophysites. So, he wrote strongly against them, as
Photios says. He heard that there was a stylite monk in Hierapolis who
was a follower of Severus the monophysite. So, he was moved by holy
zeal, went to him and started teaching him the orthodox faith. But he
was not at all convinced by his words. He only said: "Let us both get
into the fire and whosoever is not harmed by the flame is orthodox and
victorious." He said these words in order to scare the Patriarch away. But
Ephraim said: "Bring here wood and fire and I shall get into it resting
all my courage on omnipotent God. So, you, too, descend from your
pillar." But he did not want to come down. Then, the Patriarch took his
overcoat off, prayed and threw both himself and his overcoat onto the
fire. Miraculously the fire was immediately put out and he and his
overcoat remained unharmed and unburnt. When the stylite saw this miracle,
he came down from his pillar and anathematized Severus' heresy.
Thus, he was united with the catholic Church. These things are told by
Sophronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem. Because Antioch had been ruined by
earthquakes for a second time, as we have said above, the fear of earthquake
made every Christian write on his homedoor these words: "May Christ
stand with us." So, because of this Antioch was called Theoupolis
(God's city) as Nicephoros relates in book xvii of his history. Emperor
Justinus weeped a lot over the destruction of Antioch. St. Ephraim
ministered his flock well and in a way pleasing to God for eighteen years
according to Meletios and then departed to the Lord.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the First Tone
Since Thou hast given us the miracles of Thy holy Martyrs as an
invincible battlement, by their entreaties scatter the counsels of the
heathen, O Christ our God, and strengthen the faith of Orthodox
Christians, since Thou alone art good and the Friend of man.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
No comments:
Post a Comment