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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 14:6-18
John 7:14-30
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost
Holy Martyrs: Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul, Christina, Heraclius, Paulinus and Benedimus
Julian the Martyr
Euphrasia the Martyr of Nicea
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 14:6-18
IN THOSE DAYS, the apostles fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of
Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country; and there they preached the
gospel. Now at Lystra there was a man sitting, who could not use his
feet; he was a cripple from birth, who had never walked. He listened to
Paul speaking; and Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he
had faith to be made well, said in a loud voice, "Stand upright
on your feet." And he sprang up and walked. And when the crowds
saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in
Lycaonian, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, because he was the chief speaker,
they called Hermes. And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front
of the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to
offer sacrifice with the people. But when the apostles Barnabas and
Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out among the
multitude, crying, "Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of
like nature with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn
from these vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the
earth and the sea and all that is in them. In past generations he
allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways; yet he did not leave
himself without witness, for he did good and gave you from heaven rains
and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and
gladness." With these words they scarcely restrained the people from
offering sacrifice to them.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 7:14-30
About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
The Jews marveled at it saying, "How is it that this man has
learning, when he has never studied?" So Jesus answered them, "My teaching
is not mine, but his who sent me; if any man's will is to do his
will, he shall know whether the teacher is from God or whether I am
speaking on my own authority. He who speaks on his own authority seeks his
own glory; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true,
and in him there is not falsehood. Did not Moses give you the law?
Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" The
people answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?" Jesus
answered them, "I did one deed, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you
circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you
circumcise a man upon the sabbath. If on the sabbath a man receives
circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me
because on the sabbath I made a man's whole body well? Do not judge by
appearances, but judge with right judgment."
Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, "Is not this the man
whom they seek to kill? And here he is, speaking openly, and they say
nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is
the Christ? Yet we know where this man comes from; and when the
Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from." So Jesus
proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, "You know me, and you know where I
come from? But I have not come of my own accord; he who sent me is
true, and him you do not know. I know him, for I come from him, and he
sent me." So they sought to arrest him; but no one laid hands on him,
because his hour had not yet come.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost
Reading from the Synaxarion:
After the Saviour had miraculously healed the paralytic, the Jews,
especially the Pharisees and Scribes, were moved with envy and persecuted
Him, and sought to slay Him, using the excuse that He did not keep the
Sabbath, since He worked miracles on that day. Jesus then departed to
Galilee. About the middle of the Feast of Tabernacles, He went up again to
the Temple and taught. The Jews, marvelling at the wisdom of His
words, said, "How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?" But
Christ first reproached their unbelief and lawlessness, then proved to
them by the Law that they sought to slay Him unjustly, supposedly as a
despiser of the Law, since He had healed the paralytic on the Sabbath.
Therefore, since the things spoken by Christ in the middle of the Feast of
Tabernacles are related to the Sunday of the Paralytic that is just passed,
and since we have already reached the midpoint of the fifty days
between Pascha and Pentecost, the Church has appointed this present feast
as a bond between the two great feasts, thereby uniting, as it were,
the two into one, and partaking of the grace of them both. Therefore
today's feast is called Mid-Pentecost, and the Gospel Reading, "At
Mid-feast"--though it refers to the Feast of Tabernacles--is used.
It should be noted that there were three great Jewish feasts: the
Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Passover was celebrated
on the 15th of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish calendar, which
coincides roughly with our March. This feast commemorated that day on which
the Hebrews were commanded to eat the lamb in the evening and anoint
the doors of their houses with its blood. Then, having escaped
bondage and death at the hands of the Egyptians, they passed through the
Red Sea to come to the Promised Land. It is also called "the Feast of
Unleavened Bread," because they ate unleavened bread for seven days.
Pentecost was celebrated fifty days after the Passover, first of all,
because the Hebrew tribes had reached Mount Sinai after leaving Egypt,
and there received the Law from God; secondly, it was celebrated to
commemorate their entry into the Promised Land, where also they ate bread,
after having been fed with manna forty years in the desert. Therefore,
on this day they offered to God a sacrifice of bread prepared with
new wheat. Finally, they also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles
from the 15th to the 22nd of "the seventh month," which corresponds
roughly to our September. During this time, they live in booths made of
branches in commemoration of the forty years they spent in the desert,
living in tabernacles, that is, tents (Ex. 12:10-20; Lev. 23).
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
At Mid-feast give Thou my thirsty soul to drink of the waters of
piety; for Thou, O Saviour, didst cry out to all: Whosoever is thirsty,
let him come to Me and drink. Wherefore, O Well-spring of life,
Christ our God, glory be to Thee.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
O sovereign Master and Creator of all things, O Christ our God,
Thou didst cry unto those present at the Judaic Mid-feast and address
them thus: Come and draw the water of immortality freely. Wherefore,
we fall down before Thee and faithfully cry out: Grant Thy
compassions unto us, O Lord, for Thou are truly the Wellspring of life for
all.
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Holy Martyrs: Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul, Christina, Heraclius, Paulinus and Benedimus
Reading from the Synaxarion:
These Saints all contested in martyrdom during the reign of Decius
(249-251)- Peter was from Lampsacus in the Hellespont. For refusing to offer
sacrifice to the idol of Aphrodite, his whole body was crushed and broken
with chains and pieces of wood on a torture-wheel; having endured this
torment courageously, he gave up his soul.
Paul and Andrew were soldiers from Mesopotamia brought to Athens with
their governor, there they were put in charge of two captive
Christians, Dionysios and Christina. The soldiers, seeing the beauty of the
virgin Christina, attempted to move her to commit sin with them, but she
refused and, by her admonitions, brought them to faith in Christ. They
and Dionysios were stoned to death, and Christina was beheaded.
Heraclius, Paulinus, and Benedimus were Athenians, and preachers of the
Gospel who turned many of the heathen from their error to the light of
Christ. Brought before the governor, they confessed their Faith, and
after many torments were beheaded.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as
the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the
tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O
Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Ye were born of earth, and came from divers cities, but became the
citizens of that blest city in the heights, being united in one great
choir, O stalwart Martyrs who championed the Trinity.
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 14:6-18
John 7:14-30
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost
Holy Martyrs: Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul, Christina, Heraclius, Paulinus and Benedimus
Julian the Martyr
Euphrasia the Martyr of Nicea
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 14:6-18
IN THOSE DAYS, the apostles fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of
Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country; and there they preached the
gospel. Now at Lystra there was a man sitting, who could not use his
feet; he was a cripple from birth, who had never walked. He listened to
Paul speaking; and Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he
had faith to be made well, said in a loud voice, "Stand upright
on your feet." And he sprang up and walked. And when the crowds
saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in
Lycaonian, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, because he was the chief speaker,
they called Hermes. And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front
of the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to
offer sacrifice with the people. But when the apostles Barnabas and
Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out among the
multitude, crying, "Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of
like nature with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn
from these vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the
earth and the sea and all that is in them. In past generations he
allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways; yet he did not leave
himself without witness, for he did good and gave you from heaven rains
and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and
gladness." With these words they scarcely restrained the people from
offering sacrifice to them.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 7:14-30
About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
The Jews marveled at it saying, "How is it that this man has
learning, when he has never studied?" So Jesus answered them, "My teaching
is not mine, but his who sent me; if any man's will is to do his
will, he shall know whether the teacher is from God or whether I am
speaking on my own authority. He who speaks on his own authority seeks his
own glory; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true,
and in him there is not falsehood. Did not Moses give you the law?
Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" The
people answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?" Jesus
answered them, "I did one deed, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you
circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you
circumcise a man upon the sabbath. If on the sabbath a man receives
circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me
because on the sabbath I made a man's whole body well? Do not judge by
appearances, but judge with right judgment."
Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, "Is not this the man
whom they seek to kill? And here he is, speaking openly, and they say
nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is
the Christ? Yet we know where this man comes from; and when the
Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from." So Jesus
proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, "You know me, and you know where I
come from? But I have not come of my own accord; he who sent me is
true, and him you do not know. I know him, for I come from him, and he
sent me." So they sought to arrest him; but no one laid hands on him,
because his hour had not yet come.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost
Reading from the Synaxarion:
After the Saviour had miraculously healed the paralytic, the Jews,
especially the Pharisees and Scribes, were moved with envy and persecuted
Him, and sought to slay Him, using the excuse that He did not keep the
Sabbath, since He worked miracles on that day. Jesus then departed to
Galilee. About the middle of the Feast of Tabernacles, He went up again to
the Temple and taught. The Jews, marvelling at the wisdom of His
words, said, "How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?" But
Christ first reproached their unbelief and lawlessness, then proved to
them by the Law that they sought to slay Him unjustly, supposedly as a
despiser of the Law, since He had healed the paralytic on the Sabbath.
Therefore, since the things spoken by Christ in the middle of the Feast of
Tabernacles are related to the Sunday of the Paralytic that is just passed,
and since we have already reached the midpoint of the fifty days
between Pascha and Pentecost, the Church has appointed this present feast
as a bond between the two great feasts, thereby uniting, as it were,
the two into one, and partaking of the grace of them both. Therefore
today's feast is called Mid-Pentecost, and the Gospel Reading, "At
Mid-feast"--though it refers to the Feast of Tabernacles--is used.
It should be noted that there were three great Jewish feasts: the
Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Passover was celebrated
on the 15th of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish calendar, which
coincides roughly with our March. This feast commemorated that day on which
the Hebrews were commanded to eat the lamb in the evening and anoint
the doors of their houses with its blood. Then, having escaped
bondage and death at the hands of the Egyptians, they passed through the
Red Sea to come to the Promised Land. It is also called "the Feast of
Unleavened Bread," because they ate unleavened bread for seven days.
Pentecost was celebrated fifty days after the Passover, first of all,
because the Hebrew tribes had reached Mount Sinai after leaving Egypt,
and there received the Law from God; secondly, it was celebrated to
commemorate their entry into the Promised Land, where also they ate bread,
after having been fed with manna forty years in the desert. Therefore,
on this day they offered to God a sacrifice of bread prepared with
new wheat. Finally, they also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles
from the 15th to the 22nd of "the seventh month," which corresponds
roughly to our September. During this time, they live in booths made of
branches in commemoration of the forty years they spent in the desert,
living in tabernacles, that is, tents (Ex. 12:10-20; Lev. 23).
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
At Mid-feast give Thou my thirsty soul to drink of the waters of
piety; for Thou, O Saviour, didst cry out to all: Whosoever is thirsty,
let him come to Me and drink. Wherefore, O Well-spring of life,
Christ our God, glory be to Thee.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
O sovereign Master and Creator of all things, O Christ our God,
Thou didst cry unto those present at the Judaic Mid-feast and address
them thus: Come and draw the water of immortality freely. Wherefore,
we fall down before Thee and faithfully cry out: Grant Thy
compassions unto us, O Lord, for Thou are truly the Wellspring of life for
all.
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 Martyrs: Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul, Christina, Heraclius, Paulinus and Benedimus
Reading from the Synaxarion:
These Saints all contested in martyrdom during the reign of Decius
(249-251)- Peter was from Lampsacus in the Hellespont. For refusing to offer
sacrifice to the idol of Aphrodite, his whole body was crushed and broken
with chains and pieces of wood on a torture-wheel; having endured this
torment courageously, he gave up his soul.
Paul and Andrew were soldiers from Mesopotamia brought to Athens with
their governor, there they were put in charge of two captive
Christians, Dionysios and Christina. The soldiers, seeing the beauty of the
virgin Christina, attempted to move her to commit sin with them, but she
refused and, by her admonitions, brought them to faith in Christ. They
and Dionysios were stoned to death, and Christina was beheaded.
Heraclius, Paulinus, and Benedimus were Athenians, and preachers of the
Gospel who turned many of the heathen from their error to the light of
Christ. Brought before the governor, they confessed their Faith, and
after many torments were beheaded.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as
the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the
tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O
Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Ye were born of earth, and came from divers cities, but became the
citizens of that blest city in the heights, being united in one great
choir, O stalwart Martyrs who championed the Trinity.
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
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