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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Sunday, April 3, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
Matthew 28:16-20
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20
Mark 9:17-31
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Sunday of St. John Climacus
Nikitas the Confessor
Joseph the Hymnographer
Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs
Orthros Gospel Reading
The reading is from Matthew 28:16-20
At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain
to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they
worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe
all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the
close of the age. Amen."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20
BRETHREN, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater
by whom to swear, he swore to himself, saying, "Surely I will bless
you and multiply you." And thus Abraham, having patiently endured,
obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and
in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God
desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the
unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, so that
through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God
should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong
encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and
steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine
behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf,
having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Mark 9:17-31
At that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher, I
brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes
him it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes
rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not
able." And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to
be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." And
they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately
it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about,
foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had
this?" And he said, "From childhood. And it has often cast him into the
fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything,
have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All
things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the
child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus
saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean
spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out
of him, and never enter him again." And after crying out and
convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that
most of them said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and
lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his
disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" And he said
to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and
fasting." They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would
not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying
to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men,
and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he
will rise."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Sunday of St. John Climacus
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The memory of this Saint is celebrated on March 30, where his
biography may be found. He is celebrated today because his book, The Ladder
of Divine Ascent, is a sure guide to the ascetic life, written by a
great man of prayer experienced in all forms of the monastic polity; it
teaches the seeker after salvation how to lay a sound foundation for his
struggles, how to detect and war against each of the passions, how to avoid
the snares laid by the demons, and how to rise from the rudimental
virtues to the heights of Godlike love and humility. It is held in such
high esteem that it is universally read in its entirety in monasteries
during the Great Fast.
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the
joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral
decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been
despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world.
Resurrectional Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Savior and Deliverer is He who raised up from the tomb and from the
bonds those born on earth, for He is God; and He destroyed Hades' bars
and gates, and on the third day arose, as the Master of all.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from
peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering.
In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may
call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of St. Gregory Palamas Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of St. Gregory Palamas Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press
Nikitas the Confessor
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Nikitas lived in the eighth century and became the Abbot of the
Monastery of Medicium, which was near the city of Triglia on the Sea of
Marmara. For his Orthodox confession of the veneration of the holy icons,
he was persecuted and exiled twice by the Iconoclast Emperor Leo the
Armenian, but recalled by Michael the Stutterer, and reposed, adorned with
the twofold crown of holiness and of confession of the Orthodox
Faith, about the year 824.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
You are a guide of Orthodoxy, a teacher of piety and modesty, a
luminary of the world, the God inspired pride of monastics. O wise
Nikitas, you have enlightened everyone by your teachings. You are the harp
of the Spirit. Intercede to Christ our God for the salvation of our
souls.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA
Joseph the Hymnographer
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Joseph was from Sicily, the son of Plotinus and Agatha. Because
Sicily had been subjugated by the Moslems, he departed thence and,
passing from place to place, came with Saint Gregory of Decapolis (see
NOV. 20) to Constantinople, where he endured bitter afflictions
because of his pious zeal. Travelling to Rome, he was captured by Arab
pirates and taken to Crete, whence he later returned to Constantinople.
He became an excellent hymnographer and reposed in holiness shortly
after 886 (according to some, it was in 883). The melismatic canons of
the Menaion are primarily the work of this Joseph; they bear his name
in the acrostic of the Ninth Ode. He also composed most of the
sacred book known as the Paracletike, which complements the Octoechos
For this reason, Joseph is called par excellence the Hymnographer.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Sunday, April 3, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
Matthew 28:16-20
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20
Mark 9:17-31
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Sunday of St. John Climacus
Nikitas the Confessor
Joseph the Hymnographer
Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs
Orthros Gospel Reading
The reading is from Matthew 28:16-20
At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain
to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they
worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe
all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the
close of the age. Amen."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20
BRETHREN, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater
by whom to swear, he swore to himself, saying, "Surely I will bless
you and multiply you." And thus Abraham, having patiently endured,
obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and
in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God
desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the
unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, so that
through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God
should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong
encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and
steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine
behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf,
having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Mark 9:17-31
At that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher, I
brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes
him it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes
rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not
able." And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to
be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." And
they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately
it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about,
foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had
this?" And he said, "From childhood. And it has often cast him into the
fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything,
have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All
things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the
child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus
saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean
spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out
of him, and never enter him again." And after crying out and
convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that
most of them said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and
lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his
disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" And he said
to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and
fasting." They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would
not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying
to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men,
and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he
will rise."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Sunday of St. John Climacus
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The memory of this Saint is celebrated on March 30, where his
biography may be found. He is celebrated today because his book, The Ladder
of Divine Ascent, is a sure guide to the ascetic life, written by a
great man of prayer experienced in all forms of the monastic polity; it
teaches the seeker after salvation how to lay a sound foundation for his
struggles, how to detect and war against each of the passions, how to avoid
the snares laid by the demons, and how to rise from the rudimental
virtues to the heights of Godlike love and humility. It is held in such
high esteem that it is universally read in its entirety in monasteries
during the Great Fast.
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the
joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral
decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been
despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world.
Resurrectional Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Savior and Deliverer is He who raised up from the tomb and from the
bonds those born on earth, for He is God; and He destroyed Hades' bars
and gates, and on the third day arose, as the Master of all.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from
peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering.
In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may
call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of St. Gregory Palamas Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of St. Gregory Palamas Monastery
Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press
Nikitas the Confessor
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Nikitas lived in the eighth century and became the Abbot of the
Monastery of Medicium, which was near the city of Triglia on the Sea of
Marmara. For his Orthodox confession of the veneration of the holy icons,
he was persecuted and exiled twice by the Iconoclast Emperor Leo the
Armenian, but recalled by Michael the Stutterer, and reposed, adorned with
the twofold crown of holiness and of confession of the Orthodox
Faith, about the year 824.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
You are a guide of Orthodoxy, a teacher of piety and modesty, a
luminary of the world, the God inspired pride of monastics. O wise
Nikitas, you have enlightened everyone by your teachings. You are the harp
of the Spirit. Intercede to Christ our God for the salvation of our
souls.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press - Northridge, CA
Joseph the Hymnographer
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Joseph was from Sicily, the son of Plotinus and Agatha. Because
Sicily had been subjugated by the Moslems, he departed thence and,
passing from place to place, came with Saint Gregory of Decapolis (see
NOV. 20) to Constantinople, where he endured bitter afflictions
because of his pious zeal. Travelling to Rome, he was captured by Arab
pirates and taken to Crete, whence he later returned to Constantinople.
He became an excellent hymnographer and reposed in holiness shortly
after 886 (according to some, it was in 883). The melismatic canons of
the Menaion are primarily the work of this Joseph; they bear his name
in the acrostic of the Ninth Ode. He also composed most of the
sacred book known as the Paracletike, which complements the Octoechos
For this reason, Joseph is called par excellence the Hymnographer.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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