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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, March 10, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 2:11-21
Genesis 2:4-19
Proverbs 3:1-18
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Kodratos the Martyr & his Companions
Anastasia of Alexandria
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 2:11-21
The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the pride of men
shall be humbled; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up and high; against all the cedars of
Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan; against
all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills; against
every high tower, and against every fortified wall; against all the
ships of Tarshish, and against all the beautiful craft. And the
haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the pride of men shall be brought
low; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. And the idols
shall utterly pass away. And men shall enter the caves of the rocks
and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the Lord, and
from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
In that day men will cast forth their idols of silver and their
idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles
and to the bats, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of
the cliffs, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the glory of
his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 2:4-19
These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were
created.
In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, when no
plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had
yet sprung up -- for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the
earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from
the earth and watered the whole face of the ground -- then the Lord
God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. And the Lord
God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man
whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow
every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of
life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil.
A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it
divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon; it is
the one which flows around the whole land of Hav'ilah, where there is
gold; and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are
there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which flows
around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is
Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the
Euphra'tes.
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till
it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "You
may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat
of it you shall die."
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone;
I will make him a helper fit for him." So out of the ground the
Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air,
and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and
whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 3:1-18
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my
commandments; for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare will
they give you.
Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them about your
neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor
and good repute in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own
insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your
paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from
evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.
Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all
your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your
vats will be bursting with wine.
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his
reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in
whom he delights.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding,
for the gain from it is better than gain from silver and its profit
better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you
desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her
left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay
hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Kodratos the Martyr & his Companions
Reading from the Synaxarion:
These Martyrs contested for piety's sake in Corinth during the reign of
the Emperor Valerian (253-260).
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 Thursday, March 10, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 2:11-21
Genesis 2:4-19
Proverbs 3:1-18
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Kodratos the Martyr & his Companions
Anastasia of Alexandria
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 2:11-21
The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the pride of men
shall be humbled; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up and high; against all the cedars of
Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan; against
all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills; against
every high tower, and against every fortified wall; against all the
ships of Tarshish, and against all the beautiful craft. And the
haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the pride of men shall be brought
low; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. And the idols
shall utterly pass away. And men shall enter the caves of the rocks
and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the Lord, and
from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
In that day men will cast forth their idols of silver and their
idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles
and to the bats, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of
the cliffs, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the glory of
his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 2:4-19
These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were
created.
In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, when no
plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had
yet sprung up -- for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the
earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from
the earth and watered the whole face of the ground -- then the Lord
God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. And the Lord
God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man
whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow
every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of
life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil.
A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it
divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon; it is
the one which flows around the whole land of Hav'ilah, where there is
gold; and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are
there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which flows
around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is
Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the
Euphra'tes.
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till
it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "You
may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat
of it you shall die."
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone;
I will make him a helper fit for him." So out of the ground the
Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air,
and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and
whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 3:1-18
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my
commandments; for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare will
they give you.
Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them about your
neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor
and good repute in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own
insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your
paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from
evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.
Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all
your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your
vats will be bursting with wine.
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his
reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in
whom he delights.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding,
for the gain from it is better than gain from silver and its profit
better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you
desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her
left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay
hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Kodratos the Martyr & his Companions
Reading from the Synaxarion:
These Martyrs contested for piety's sake in Corinth during the reign of
the Emperor Valerian (253-260).
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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