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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Saturday, May 14, 2011
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 9:19-31
John 15:17-27; 16:1-2
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
3rd Saturday after Pascha
Isidore the Martyr of Chios
Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus
Holy New Martyrs Mark and John
Serapion the Holy Martyr
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 9:19-31
IN THOSE DAYS, Saul was with the disciples at Damascus. And in the
synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus, saying, "He is the Son of
God." And all who heard him were amazed, and said, "is not this
the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name?
And he has come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the
chief priests." But Saul increased all the more in strength, and
confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the
Christ. When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, but
their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and
night, to kill him; but his disciples took him by night and let him down
over the wall, lowering him in a basket. And when he had come to
Jerusalem he attempted to join the disciples; and they were all afraid of
him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. But Barnabas
took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how on
the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus
he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. So he went in and out
among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. And
he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists; but they were seeking
to kill him. And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to
Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus. So the church throughout all Judea
and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was built up; and walking in
the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit it was
multiplied.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 15:17-27; 16:1-2
The Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you, to love one
another. If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it
hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but
because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world,
therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, 'A
servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they
will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
But all this they will do to you on my account, because they do not
know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they
would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who
hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works
which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have seen
and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is
written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'
But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the
Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will
bear witness to me; and you also are witnesses, because you have been
with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you
from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed,
the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering
service to God."
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Isidore the Martyr of Chios
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Saint was a soldier from Alexandria. He came with the Roman fleet
to Chios, where he was betrayed as a Christian to Numerian,
Commander of the Fleet. Because he boldly pro-fessed himself to worship
Christ as God and refused to worship any other, he was tormented and
beheaded in 251, during the reign of Decius.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyr, O Lord, in his courageous contest for Thee received the
prize of the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since he possessed Thy strength, he cast down the tyrants
and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ
God, by his prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
In thy holy prayers to God, thou hast shone brightly, a great guide
for all the world. Wherefore, we praise thee on this day, O Saint,
thou Martyr of godly mind and boast of Chios, O glorious Isidore.
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Reading (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus
Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Saturday, May 14, 2011
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 9:19-31
John 15:17-27; 16:1-2
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
3rd Saturday after Pascha
Isidore the Martyr of Chios
Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus
Holy New Martyrs Mark and John
Serapion the Holy Martyr
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 9:19-31
IN THOSE DAYS, Saul was with the disciples at Damascus. And in the
synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus, saying, "He is the Son of
God." And all who heard him were amazed, and said, "is not this
the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name?
And he has come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the
chief priests." But Saul increased all the more in strength, and
confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the
Christ. When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, but
their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and
night, to kill him; but his disciples took him by night and let him down
over the wall, lowering him in a basket. And when he had come to
Jerusalem he attempted to join the disciples; and they were all afraid of
him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. But Barnabas
took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how on
the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus
he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. So he went in and out
among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. And
he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists; but they were seeking
to kill him. And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to
Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus. So the church throughout all Judea
and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was built up; and walking in
the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit it was
multiplied.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 15:17-27; 16:1-2
The Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you, to love one
another. If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it
hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but
because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world,
therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, 'A
servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they
will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
But all this they will do to you on my account, because they do not
know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they
would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who
hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works
which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have seen
and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is
written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'
But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the
Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will
bear witness to me; and you also are witnesses, because you have been
with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you
from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed,
the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering
service to God."
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Isidore the Martyr of Chios
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Saint was a soldier from Alexandria. He came with the Roman fleet
to Chios, where he was betrayed as a Christian to Numerian,
Commander of the Fleet. Because he boldly pro-fessed himself to worship
Christ as God and refused to worship any other, he was tormented and
beheaded in 251, during the reign of Decius.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyr, O Lord, in his courageous contest for Thee received the
prize of the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since he possessed Thy strength, he cast down the tyrants
and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ
God, by his prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
In thy holy prayers to God, thou hast shone brightly, a great guide
for all the world. Wherefore, we praise thee on this day, O Saint,
thou Martyr of godly mind and boast of Chios, O glorious Isidore.
This content is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved:
Reading (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus
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