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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Friday, April 1, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 29:13-23
Genesis 12:1-7
Proverbs 14:15-26
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Mary of Egypt
Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyrs
Euthemios of Suzdal
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 29:13-23
And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their
mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote;
therefore, behold, I will again do marvelous things with this people,
wonderful and marvelous; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and
the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid." Woe to those
who hide deep from the LORD their counsel, whose deeds are in the
dark, and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?" You turn things upside
down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay; that the thing made
should say of its maker, "He did not make me"; or the thing formed say
of him who formed it, "He has no understanding"?
Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into
a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a
forest? In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of
their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek
shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall exult
in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless shall come to nought
and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,
who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for
him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him
who is in the right.
Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of
Jacob: "Jacob shall no more be ashamed, no more shall his face grow
pale. For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his
midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of
Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 12:1-7
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your
kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I
will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your
name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who
bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the
families of the earth shall bless themselves."
So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him.
Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And
Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their
possessions which they had gathered, and the persons that they had gotten in
Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had
come to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land to the place
at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in
the land. Then the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, "To your
descendants I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD,
who had appeared to him.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 14:15-26
The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is
going. A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool
throws off restraint and is careless. A man of quick temper acts
foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient. The simple acquire folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down before
the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor is
disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. He who
despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the
poor. Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet
loyalty and faithfulness. In all toil there is profit, but mere talk
tends only to want. The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly
is the garland of fools. A truthful witness saves lives, but one
who utters lies is a betrayer. In the fear of the LORD one has
strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Mary of Egypt
Reading from the Synaxarion:
When Mary was only twelve years old, she left her parents and departed
to Alexandria, where she lived a depraved life for seventeen years.
Then, moved by curiosity, she went with many pilgrims to Jerusalem,
that she might see the Exaltation of the venerable Cross. Even in the
Holy City she gave herself over to every kind of licentiousness and
drew many into the depth of perdition. Desiring to go into the church
on the day of the Exaltation of the Cross, time and again she
perceived a certain invisible power preventing her entrance, whereas the
multitude of people about her entered unhindered. Therefore, wounded in
heart by this, she decided to change her way of life and reconcile
herself to God by means of repentance. Invoking our Lady the Theotokos as
her protectress, she asked her to open the way for her to worship the
Cross, and vowed that she would renounce the world. And thus, returning
once again to the church, she entered easily. When she had worshipped
the precious Wood, she departed that same day from Jerusalem and
passed over the Jordan. She went into the inner wilderness and for
forty-seven years lived a most harsh manner of life, surpassing human
strength; alone, she prayed to God alone. Toward the end of her life, she
met a certain hermit named Zosimas, and she related to him her life
from the beginning. She requested of him to bring her the immaculate
Mysteries that she might partake of them. According to her request, he did
this the following year on Holy and Great Thursday. One year after
this, Zosimas again went thither and found her dead, laid upon the
ground, and letters written in the sand near her which said: "Abba
Zosimas, bury here the body of wretched Mary. I died on the very day I
partook of the immaculate Mysteries. Pray for me." Her death is reckoned
by some to have taken place in 378, by some, in 437, and by others,
in 522. She is commemorated also on the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent.
Her life was recorded by Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
In thee the image was preserved with exactness, O Mother; for taking
up thy cross, thou didst follow Christ, and by thy deeds thou didst
teach us to overlook the flesh, for it passeth away, but to attend to
the soul since it is immortal. Wherefore, O righteous Mary, thy
spirit rejoiceth with the Angels.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
By the toils of thy struggles, O God-inspired one, thou didst hallow
the harshness of the desert. Wherefore, we glorify thy memory, as we
honour thee with hymns, O Mary, glory of the righteous.
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 Friday, April 1, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 29:13-23
Genesis 12:1-7
Proverbs 14:15-26
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Mary of Egypt
Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyrs
Euthemios of Suzdal
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 29:13-23
And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their
mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote;
therefore, behold, I will again do marvelous things with this people,
wonderful and marvelous; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and
the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid." Woe to those
who hide deep from the LORD their counsel, whose deeds are in the
dark, and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?" You turn things upside
down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay; that the thing made
should say of its maker, "He did not make me"; or the thing formed say
of him who formed it, "He has no understanding"?
Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into
a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a
forest? In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of
their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek
shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall exult
in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless shall come to nought
and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,
who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for
him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him
who is in the right.
Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of
Jacob: "Jacob shall no more be ashamed, no more shall his face grow
pale. For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his
midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of
Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 12:1-7
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your
kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I
will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your
name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who
bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the
families of the earth shall bless themselves."
So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him.
Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And
Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their
possessions which they had gathered, and the persons that they had gotten in
Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had
come to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land to the place
at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in
the land. Then the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, "To your
descendants I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD,
who had appeared to him.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 14:15-26
The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is
going. A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool
throws off restraint and is careless. A man of quick temper acts
foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient. The simple acquire folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down before
the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor is
disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. He who
despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the
poor. Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet
loyalty and faithfulness. In all toil there is profit, but mere talk
tends only to want. The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly
is the garland of fools. A truthful witness saves lives, but one
who utters lies is a betrayer. In the fear of the LORD one has
strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Mary of Egypt
Reading from the Synaxarion:
When Mary was only twelve years old, she left her parents and departed
to Alexandria, where she lived a depraved life for seventeen years.
Then, moved by curiosity, she went with many pilgrims to Jerusalem,
that she might see the Exaltation of the venerable Cross. Even in the
Holy City she gave herself over to every kind of licentiousness and
drew many into the depth of perdition. Desiring to go into the church
on the day of the Exaltation of the Cross, time and again she
perceived a certain invisible power preventing her entrance, whereas the
multitude of people about her entered unhindered. Therefore, wounded in
heart by this, she decided to change her way of life and reconcile
herself to God by means of repentance. Invoking our Lady the Theotokos as
her protectress, she asked her to open the way for her to worship the
Cross, and vowed that she would renounce the world. And thus, returning
once again to the church, she entered easily. When she had worshipped
the precious Wood, she departed that same day from Jerusalem and
passed over the Jordan. She went into the inner wilderness and for
forty-seven years lived a most harsh manner of life, surpassing human
strength; alone, she prayed to God alone. Toward the end of her life, she
met a certain hermit named Zosimas, and she related to him her life
from the beginning. She requested of him to bring her the immaculate
Mysteries that she might partake of them. According to her request, he did
this the following year on Holy and Great Thursday. One year after
this, Zosimas again went thither and found her dead, laid upon the
ground, and letters written in the sand near her which said: "Abba
Zosimas, bury here the body of wretched Mary. I died on the very day I
partook of the immaculate Mysteries. Pray for me." Her death is reckoned
by some to have taken place in 378, by some, in 437, and by others,
in 522. She is commemorated also on the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent.
Her life was recorded by Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
In thee the image was preserved with exactness, O Mother; for taking
up thy cross, thou didst follow Christ, and by thy deeds thou didst
teach us to overlook the flesh, for it passeth away, but to attend to
the soul since it is immortal. Wherefore, O righteous Mary, thy
spirit rejoiceth with the Angels.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
By the toils of thy struggles, O God-inspired one, thou didst hallow
the harshness of the desert. Wherefore, we glorify thy memory, as we
honour thee with hymns, O Mary, glory of the righteous.
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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