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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Friday, May 13, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 8:40; 9:1-19
John 6:48-54
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
3rd Friday after Pascha
Glykeria the Virgin-martyr of Heraclia
Sergios the Confessor
Alexandros the Martyr
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 8:40; 9:1-19
IN THOSE DAYS, Philip was found at Azotos, and passing on he
preached the gospel to all the towns till he came to Caesarea. But Saul,
still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord,
went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at
Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he
might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he journeyed he approached
Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. And he fell
to the ground and heard a voice saying to him. "Saul, Saul, why do
you persecute me?" And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, " I
am Jesus, whom you are persecuting; but rise and enter the city, and
you will be told what you are to do." The men who were traveling with
him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul arose
from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he could see nothing;
so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for
three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to
him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord." And the
Lord said to him, "Rise and go to the street called Straight, and
inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named Saul; for behold,
he is praying, and he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay
his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." But Ananias
answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he
has done to thy saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority from
the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." But the Lord
said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my
name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will
show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias
departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said,
"Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you
came, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the
Holy Spirit." And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes
and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized, and took
food and was strengthened.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 6:48-54
The Lord said to the Jews who believed in him: "I am the bread of
life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This
is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it
and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if
any one eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which
I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man
give us his flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say
to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his
blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Glykeria the Virgin-martyr of Heraclia
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Martyr contested in 141 in Trajanopolis of Thrace, during the
reign of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. At a heathen festival, when Sabine
the Governor of Trajanopolis was offering sacrifice, Saint Glykeria
entered the temple and declared herself to be a handmaid of Christ.
Sabine commanded her to sacrifice. She went to the statue of Zeus and
overturned it, dashing it to pieces. She was subjected to many horrible
tortures, and finally was cast to wild beasts; bitten once by one of them,
she gave up her soul into the hands of God.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my
Bridegroom, Thee I love; and seeking Thee, I now contest, and with Thy
baptism am crucified and buried. I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign
with Thee; for Thy sake I die, that I may live in Thee: accept me
offered out of longing to Thee as a spotless sacrifice. Lord, save our
souls through her intercessions, since Thou art great in mercy.
Kontakion in the Third Tone
Loving Mary ardently, the Theotokos and Virgin, thou didst keep thy
maidenhood all uncorrupted and spotless; smitten in thy heart with longing
for thy divine Lord, thou didst strive even to death with courageous
valour. O Glykeria, for this cause, Christ God doth crown thee with an
august twofold crown.
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Friday, May 13, 2011
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 8:40; 9:1-19
John 6:48-54
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
3rd Friday after Pascha
Glykeria the Virgin-martyr of Heraclia
Sergios the Confessor
Alexandros the Martyr
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 8:40; 9:1-19
IN THOSE DAYS, Philip was found at Azotos, and passing on he
preached the gospel to all the towns till he came to Caesarea. But Saul,
still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord,
went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at
Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he
might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he journeyed he approached
Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. And he fell
to the ground and heard a voice saying to him. "Saul, Saul, why do
you persecute me?" And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, " I
am Jesus, whom you are persecuting; but rise and enter the city, and
you will be told what you are to do." The men who were traveling with
him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul arose
from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he could see nothing;
so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for
three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to
him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord." And the
Lord said to him, "Rise and go to the street called Straight, and
inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named Saul; for behold,
he is praying, and he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay
his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." But Ananias
answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he
has done to thy saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority from
the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." But the Lord
said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my
name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will
show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias
departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said,
"Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you
came, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the
Holy Spirit." And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes
and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized, and took
food and was strengthened.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 6:48-54
The Lord said to the Jews who believed in him: "I am the bread of
life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This
is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it
and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if
any one eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which
I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man
give us his flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say
to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his
blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Glykeria the Virgin-martyr of Heraclia
Reading from the Synaxarion:
This Martyr contested in 141 in Trajanopolis of Thrace, during the
reign of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. At a heathen festival, when Sabine
the Governor of Trajanopolis was offering sacrifice, Saint Glykeria
entered the temple and declared herself to be a handmaid of Christ.
Sabine commanded her to sacrifice. She went to the statue of Zeus and
overturned it, dashing it to pieces. She was subjected to many horrible
tortures, and finally was cast to wild beasts; bitten once by one of them,
she gave up her soul into the hands of God.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my
Bridegroom, Thee I love; and seeking Thee, I now contest, and with Thy
baptism am crucified and buried. I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign
with Thee; for Thy sake I die, that I may live in Thee: accept me
offered out of longing to Thee as a spotless sacrifice. Lord, save our
souls through her intercessions, since Thou art great in mercy.
Kontakion in the Third Tone
Loving Mary ardently, the Theotokos and Virgin, thou didst keep thy
maidenhood all uncorrupted and spotless; smitten in thy heart with longing
for thy divine Lord, thou didst strive even to death with courageous
valour. O Glykeria, for this cause, Christ God doth crown thee with an
august twofold crown.
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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