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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Saturday, April 30, 2011
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Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 3:11-16
John 3:22-33
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
James the Apostle & brother of St. John the Theologian
Argyra the New Martyr
Clement the Hymnographer
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 3:11-16
IN THOSE DAYS, while the healed lame man clung to Peter and John,
all the people ran together to them in the portico called
Solomon's, astounded. And when Peter saw it he addressed the people,
"Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us,
as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of
Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his
servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of
Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and
Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed
the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are
witnesses. And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom
you see and know; and the faith which is through him has given the
man this perfect health in the presence of you all."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 3:22-33
At that time, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea;
there He remained with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at
Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came
and were baptized. For John had not yet been put in prison.
Now a discussion arose between John's disciples and a Jew over
purifying. And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with
you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, here he is,
baptizing, and all are going to him." John answered, "No one can receive
anything except what is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me
witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before
Him. He who has the bride is the bridegroom, who stands and hears
him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice; therefore this joy of
mine is now full. He must increase, but I must decrease.
"He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth belongs
to the earth, and of the earth he speaks; He who comes from heaven
is above all. He bears witness to what He has seen and heard, yet
no one receives His testimony; he who receives His testimony sets
his seal to this, that God is true."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
James the Apostle & brother of St. John the Theologian
Reading from the Synaxarion:
James was one of the Twelve, like his brother John (celebrated on Sept.
26), whom the Lord called "Sons of Thunder," because they became great
preachers and because of their profound theology. It was the Saint's
boldness in preaching the Gospel that Herod Agrippa, the son of
Aristobulus and grandson of Herod the Great, could not endure, and so he took
him into custody during the days of the Passover, and slew him with
the sword (Acts 12: 1-2); and thus he drank the cup of which the
Saviour had spoken to him prophetically (Matt. 20:23). As for Herod, the
following year he went down to Caesarea, and, as the Acts of the Apostles
records: "Upon a set day, Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his
throne, and made an oration" to the elders of Tyre and Sidon; and the
flatterers that surrounded him "gave a shout, saying, 'it is the voice of a
god, and not of a man.' And immediately an Angel of the Lord smote
him, because he gave not God the glory; and like his grandfather (see
Dec. 29) "he was eaten of worms and gave up the spirit" (Acts
12:21-23)
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
O Holy Apostle James, intercede with the merciful God that He grant
unto our souls forgiveness of offences.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
The voice of thy God thou heardest when it called to thee, O glorious
James; hence, casting off thy father's love, thou together with John thy
brother didst run straightway to Christ the Lord, and with him was
granted to see the Lord's most divine Transfiguration.
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Saturday, April 30, 2011
Fast Free
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 3:11-16
John 3:22-33
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
James the Apostle & brother of St. John the Theologian
Argyra the New Martyr
Clement the Hymnographer
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 3:11-16
IN THOSE DAYS, while the healed lame man clung to Peter and John,
all the people ran together to them in the portico called
Solomon's, astounded. And when Peter saw it he addressed the people,
"Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us,
as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of
Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his
servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of
Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and
Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed
the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are
witnesses. And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom
you see and know; and the faith which is through him has given the
man this perfect health in the presence of you all."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 3:22-33
At that time, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea;
there He remained with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at
Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came
and were baptized. For John had not yet been put in prison.
Now a discussion arose between John's disciples and a Jew over
purifying. And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with
you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, here he is,
baptizing, and all are going to him." John answered, "No one can receive
anything except what is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me
witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before
Him. He who has the bride is the bridegroom, who stands and hears
him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice; therefore this joy of
mine is now full. He must increase, but I must decrease.
"He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth belongs
to the earth, and of the earth he speaks; He who comes from heaven
is above all. He bears witness to what He has seen and heard, yet
no one receives His testimony; he who receives His testimony sets
his seal to this, that God is true."
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
James the Apostle & brother of St. John the Theologian
Reading from the Synaxarion:
James was one of the Twelve, like his brother John (celebrated on Sept.
26), whom the Lord called "Sons of Thunder," because they became great
preachers and because of their profound theology. It was the Saint's
boldness in preaching the Gospel that Herod Agrippa, the son of
Aristobulus and grandson of Herod the Great, could not endure, and so he took
him into custody during the days of the Passover, and slew him with
the sword (Acts 12: 1-2); and thus he drank the cup of which the
Saviour had spoken to him prophetically (Matt. 20:23). As for Herod, the
following year he went down to Caesarea, and, as the Acts of the Apostles
records: "Upon a set day, Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his
throne, and made an oration" to the elders of Tyre and Sidon; and the
flatterers that surrounded him "gave a shout, saying, 'it is the voice of a
god, and not of a man.' And immediately an Angel of the Lord smote
him, because he gave not God the glory; and like his grandfather (see
Dec. 29) "he was eaten of worms and gave up the spirit" (Acts
12:21-23)
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
O Holy Apostle James, intercede with the merciful God that He grant
unto our souls forgiveness of offences.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
The voice of thy God thou heardest when it called to thee, O glorious
James; hence, casting off thy father's love, thou together with John thy
brother didst run straightway to Christ the Lord, and with him was
granted to see the Lord's most divine Transfiguration.
This content is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved:
Reading (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Apolytikion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Kontakion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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