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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, March 31, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 28:14-22
Genesis 10:32-11:9
Proverbs 13:19-14:6
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Hypatios the Wonderworker
Innocent, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska
Akakios the Confessor
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 28:14-22
Thus says the LORD, you scoffers, who rule this people in
Jerusalem! Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and
with Sheol we have an agreement; when the overwhelming scourge passes
through it will not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and in
falsehood we have taken shelter"; therefore thus says the Lord GOD,
"Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a
precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'He who believes will not be
in haste.' And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the
plummet; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will
overwhelm the shelter." Then your covenant with death will be annulled,
and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming
scourge passes through you will be beaten down by it. As often as it
passes through it will take you; for morning by morning it will pass
through, by day and by night; and it will be sheer terror to understand
the message. For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and
the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it. For the LORD will
rise up as on Mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of
Gibeon; to do his deed - strange is his deed! and to work his work -
alien is his work! Now therefore do not scoff, lest your bonds be made
strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord GOD of
hosts upon the whole land.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 10:32-11:9
These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their
genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the
earth after the flood. Now the whole earth had one language and few
words. And as men migrated from the east, they found a plain in the
land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another,
"Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick
for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, "Come, let us
build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and
let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon
the face of the whole earth." And the LORD came down to see the city
and the tower, which the sons of men had built. And the LORD said,
"Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is
only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose
to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and
there confuse their language, that they may not understand one
another's speech." So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the
face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore
its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the
language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad
over the face of all the earth.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 13:19-14:6
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul; but to turn away from evil
is an abomination to fools. He who walks with wise men becomes
wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Misfortune pursues
sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous. A good man leaves an
inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up
for the righteous. The fallow ground of the poor yields much food,
but it is swept away through injustice. He who spares the rod hates
his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. The
righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked
suffers want. Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands
tears it down. He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who
is devious in his ways despises him. The talk of a fool is a rod
for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. Where
there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the
strength of the ox. A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness
breathes out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy
for a man of understanding.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Hypatios the Wonderworker
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Saint, who was from Cilicia of Asia Minor, became Bishop of
Gangra, the capital of Paplagonia. He was present at the First Ecumenical
Council. Because of his confession of the Orthodox Faith, he was put to
death by the Novatians, a sect which denied that sins committed after
Baptism could be forgiven.
Apolytikion in the First Tone
Thou didst prove to be a citizen of the desert, an angel in the flesh,
and a wonderworker, O Hypatios, our God-bearing Father. By fasting,
vigil, and prayer thou didst obtain heavenly gifts, and thou healest the
sick and the souls of them that have recourse to thee with faith.
Glory to Him that hath given thee strength. Glory to Him that hath
crowned thee. Glory to Him that worketh healings for all through thee.
Kontakion in the Third Tone
Celebrating blamelessly the sacred rites, O Hypatios, thou didst greatly
multiply the talent that thou wast given; and when thou didst strive in
contest, thou wast presented as a godly sacrifice and holy first-fruits
unto Him that glorified thee with signs and wonders that tongue of man
cannot tell.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, March 31, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 28:14-22
Genesis 10:32-11:9
Proverbs 13:19-14:6
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Hypatios the Wonderworker
Innocent, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska
Akakios the Confessor
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 28:14-22
Thus says the LORD, you scoffers, who rule this people in
Jerusalem! Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and
with Sheol we have an agreement; when the overwhelming scourge passes
through it will not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and in
falsehood we have taken shelter"; therefore thus says the Lord GOD,
"Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a
precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'He who believes will not be
in haste.' And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the
plummet; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will
overwhelm the shelter." Then your covenant with death will be annulled,
and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming
scourge passes through you will be beaten down by it. As often as it
passes through it will take you; for morning by morning it will pass
through, by day and by night; and it will be sheer terror to understand
the message. For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and
the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it. For the LORD will
rise up as on Mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of
Gibeon; to do his deed - strange is his deed! and to work his work -
alien is his work! Now therefore do not scoff, lest your bonds be made
strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord GOD of
hosts upon the whole land.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 10:32-11:9
These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their
genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the
earth after the flood. Now the whole earth had one language and few
words. And as men migrated from the east, they found a plain in the
land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another,
"Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick
for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, "Come, let us
build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and
let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon
the face of the whole earth." And the LORD came down to see the city
and the tower, which the sons of men had built. And the LORD said,
"Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is
only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose
to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and
there confuse their language, that they may not understand one
another's speech." So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the
face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore
its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the
language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad
over the face of all the earth.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 13:19-14:6
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul; but to turn away from evil
is an abomination to fools. He who walks with wise men becomes
wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Misfortune pursues
sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous. A good man leaves an
inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up
for the righteous. The fallow ground of the poor yields much food,
but it is swept away through injustice. He who spares the rod hates
his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. The
righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked
suffers want. Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands
tears it down. He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who
is devious in his ways despises him. The talk of a fool is a rod
for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. Where
there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the
strength of the ox. A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness
breathes out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy
for a man of understanding.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Hypatios the Wonderworker
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Saint, who was from Cilicia of Asia Minor, became Bishop of
Gangra, the capital of Paplagonia. He was present at the First Ecumenical
Council. Because of his confession of the Orthodox Faith, he was put to
death by the Novatians, a sect which denied that sins committed after
Baptism could be forgiven.
Apolytikion in the First Tone
Thou didst prove to be a citizen of the desert, an angel in the flesh,
and a wonderworker, O Hypatios, our God-bearing Father. By fasting,
vigil, and prayer thou didst obtain heavenly gifts, and thou healest the
sick and the souls of them that have recourse to thee with faith.
Glory to Him that hath given thee strength. Glory to Him that hath
crowned thee. Glory to Him that worketh healings for all through thee.
Kontakion in the Third Tone
Celebrating blamelessly the sacred rites, O Hypatios, thou didst greatly
multiply the talent that thou wast given; and when thou didst strive in
contest, thou wast presented as a godly sacrifice and holy first-fruits
unto Him that glorified thee with signs and wonders that tongue of man
cannot tell.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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