Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Greek Orthodox Church Daily Readings For Tuesday, 12 April

From The Greek Orthodox Arch-Diocese of America:

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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Tuesday, April 12, 2011



Strict Fast



Readings for today:



Isaiah 49:6-10

Genesis 31:3-16

Proverbs 21:3-21



Feasts and Saints celebrated today:



Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parios

Anthoussa the Righteous of Constantinople

Akakios of Kapsokalyvia





Old Testament Reading



The reading is from Isaiah 49:6-10



Thus says the LORD: "I will give you as a light to the nations, that

my salvation may reach to the end of the earth." Thus says the

LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised,

abhorred by the nations, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and

arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the

LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."

Thus says the LORD: "In a time of favor I have answered you, in a day

of salvation I have helped you; I have kept you and given you as a

covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate

heritages; saying to the prisoners, 'Come forth,' to those who are in

darkness, 'Appear.' They shall feed along the ways, on all bare heights

shall be their pasture; they shall not hunger or thirst, neither

scorching wind nor sun shall smite them, for he who has pity on them will

lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.



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Old Testament Reading



The reading is from Genesis 31:3-16



Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers

and to your kindred, and I will be with you." So Jacob sent and

called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was, and said to

them, "I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did

before. But the God of my father has been with me. You know that I have

served your father with all my strength; yet your father has cheated me

and changed my wages ten times, but God did not permit him to harm

me. If he said, 'The spotted shall be your wages,' then all the

flock bore spotted; and if he said, 'The striped shall be your wages,'

then all the flock bore striped. Thus God has taken away the cattle

of your father, and given them to me. In the mating season of the

flock I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream that the he-goats which

leaped upon the flock were striped, spotted, and mottled. Then the

angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob,' and I said, 'Here I am!'

And he said, 'Lift up your eyes and see, all the goats that leap

upon the flock are striped, spotted, and mottled; for I have seen all

that Laban is doing to you. I am the God of Bethel, where you

anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go forth from this

land, and return to the land of your birth.'" Then Rachel and Leah

answered him, "Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our

father's house? Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold

us, and he has been using up the money given for us. All the

property which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our

children; now then, whatever God has said to you, do."



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Old Testament Reading



The reading is from Proverbs 21:3-21



To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than

sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one

who is hasty comes only to want. The getting of treasures by a lying

tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. The violence of the

wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.

The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is

right. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house

shared with a contentious woman. The soul of the wicked desires evil;

his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. When a scoffer is punished,

the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains

knowledge. The righteous observes the house of the wicked; the wicked are

cast down to ruin. He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will

himself cry out and not be heard. A gift in secret averts anger; and a

bribe in the bosom, strong wrath. When justice is done, it is a joy to

the righteous, but dismay to evildoers. A man who wanders from the

way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead. He who

loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not

be rich. The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the

faithless for the upright. It is better to live in a desert land than with

a contentious and fretful woman. Precious treasure remains in a

wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. He who pursues

righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.



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Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parios



Reading from the Synaxarion:



This Saint lived during the time of the Iconoclasts, and because of

his exceptional and virtuous life became Bishop of Parium. He

suffered many hardships, afflictions, and persecutions from the heretics

his whole life long, and finally reposed in peace.



Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone

The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of

faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause,

thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O

Father and Hierarch Basil, intercede with Christ God that our souls be

saved.



Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA

Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA

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