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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, May 9, 2011
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60
John 4:46-54
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
3rd Monday after Pascha
Isaiah the Prophet
Christopher the Martyr of Lycea
Monk-martyr Nicholas who lived in Vuneni, of Larissa in Thessaly
Epimachos the New Martyr of Alexandria
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60
IN THOSE DAYS, Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders
and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the
synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of
the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and
disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the
Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men, who said,
"We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and
they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak
words against this holy place and the law; for we have heard him say
that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change
the customs which Moses delivered to us." And gazing at him, all who
sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
And the high priest said, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren
and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father
Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, and said to
him, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land
which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the
Chaldeans, and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him
from there into this land in which you are now living; yet he gave him
no inheritance in it, not even a foot's length, but promised to give
it to him in possession and to his posterity after him, though he
had no child.
"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does
not dwell in houses made with hands; as the prophet says, 'Heaven is
my throne, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me,
says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make
all these things?'
"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always
resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the
prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who
announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now
betrayed and murdered, you who received the law as delivered by angels and
did not keep it."
Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground
their teeth against him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into
heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of
God; and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of
man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a
loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then
they cast him out of the city and stoned him; and the witnesses laid
down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they
were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." And
he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this
sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 4:46-54
At that time, there was an official whose son was ill. When he heard
that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to
come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Jesus
therefore said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not
believe." The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
Jesus said to him, "Go; your son will live." The man believed the word
that Jesus spoke to him and went his way. As he was going down, his
servants met him and told him that his son was living. So he asked them
the hour when he began to mend, and they said to him, "Yesterday at
the seventh hour the fever left him." The father knew that was the
hour when Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live"; and he himself
believed, and all his household. This was now the second sign that Jesus
did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Isaiah the Prophet
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The Prophet Isaiah, the son of Amos, was descended from a royal
tribe. He prophesied in the days of Ozias (who is also called Azarias),
Joatham, Ahaz, and Hezekias, Kings of Judah. About 681 B.C, in the reign
of Manasses, the son and successor of the most pious Hezekias, when
this Prophet was censuring Manasses' impiety and lawlessness, he was
sawn asunder with a wooden saw, and thus received a martyr's end.
Of all the Prophets, he is called the most eloquent because of the
beauty and loftiness of his words. His book of prophecy, divided into
sixty-six chapters, is ranked first among the greater Prophets. The Fifth
Ode of the Psalter, "Out of the night my spirit waketh at dawn unto
Thee, O God . . ." is taken from his book. It was this holy Prophet who
foretold that a Virgin would conceive in the womb (7:14); that not an
ambassador, nor an angel, but the Lord Himself would save fallen man (63:9);
that the Messiah would suffer, bearing our sins (ch. 53). His name
means "Yah is helper."
Apolytikion in the Second Tone
As we celebrate the memory of Thy Prophet Isaiah, O Lord, through
him we beseech Thee to save our souls.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
Having received the gift of prophecy, O Prophet-martyr Isaiah, herald of
God, thou didst make clear to all under the sun the Incarnation of God
by crying with a great voice: Behold the Virgin shall conceive in
her womb.
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Apolytikion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
Kontakion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
Christopher the Martyr of Lycea
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Christopher was at first named Reprobus. Seeing the Christians
persecuted, he rebuked the tyrants for their cruelty. Soldiers were sent to
bring him to appear before the ruler; but he converted them to Christ,
and with them was baptized, receiving the name Christopher. After he
appeared before the ruler, he was imprisoned and two harlots were sent to
seduce him, but he converted them also, and encouraged them in their
martyrdom. He was subjected to torments and finally beheaded in the days of
Decius.Many marvellous and mythical things are said about him out of
ignorance and superstition, one of which is that it is impossible for one
to die suddenly from some unexpected cause on the day on which one
looks at the Saint's icon. This is the origin of that proverb that is
quoted in various quarters: "If on Christopher thou shouldst gaze, thou
shalt safely wend life's ways." The etymology of his name, which means
"Christ-bearer," has undoubtedly moved iconographers to depict him carrying the
infant Jesus on his shoulders; it is completely erro-neous, however, to
depict him, as some uninformed iconographers do, having the head of a
dog, because of a statement in his life that he was dog-faced, by
which is meant only that his countenance was exceedingly frightful to
look upon.
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
Thou who wast terrifying both in strength and in countenance, for thy
Creator's sake thou didst surrender thyself willingly to them that sought
thee; for thou didst persuade both them and the women that sought to
arouse in thee the fire of lust, and they followed thee in the path of
martyrdom. And in torments thou didst prove to be courageous. Wherefore,
we have gained thee as our great protector, O great Christopher.
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Apolytikion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
Kontakion (c) Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Monday, May 9, 2011
Readings for today:
Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60
John 4:46-54
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
3rd Monday after Pascha
Isaiah the Prophet
Christopher the Martyr of Lycea
Monk-martyr Nicholas who lived in Vuneni, of Larissa in Thessaly
Epimachos the New Martyr of Alexandria
Epistle Reading
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60
IN THOSE DAYS, Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders
and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the
synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of
the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and
disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the
Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men, who said,
"We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and
they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak
words against this holy place and the law; for we have heard him say
that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change
the customs which Moses delivered to us." And gazing at him, all who
sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
And the high priest said, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren
and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father
Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, and said to
him, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land
which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the
Chaldeans, and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him
from there into this land in which you are now living; yet he gave him
no inheritance in it, not even a foot's length, but promised to give
it to him in possession and to his posterity after him, though he
had no child.
"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does
not dwell in houses made with hands; as the prophet says, 'Heaven is
my throne, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me,
says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make
all these things?'
"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always
resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the
prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who
announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now
betrayed and murdered, you who received the law as delivered by angels and
did not keep it."
Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground
their teeth against him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into
heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of
God; and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of
man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a
loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then
they cast him out of the city and stoned him; and the witnesses laid
down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they
were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." And
he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this
sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from John 4:46-54
At that time, there was an official whose son was ill. When he heard
that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to
come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Jesus
therefore said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not
believe." The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
Jesus said to him, "Go; your son will live." The man believed the word
that Jesus spoke to him and went his way. As he was going down, his
servants met him and told him that his son was living. So he asked them
the hour when he began to mend, and they said to him, "Yesterday at
the seventh hour the fever left him." The father knew that was the
hour when Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live"; and he himself
believed, and all his household. This was now the second sign that Jesus
did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Isaiah the Prophet
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The Prophet Isaiah, the son of Amos, was descended from a royal
tribe. He prophesied in the days of Ozias (who is also called Azarias),
Joatham, Ahaz, and Hezekias, Kings of Judah. About 681 B.C, in the reign
of Manasses, the son and successor of the most pious Hezekias, when
this Prophet was censuring Manasses' impiety and lawlessness, he was
sawn asunder with a wooden saw, and thus received a martyr's end.
Of all the Prophets, he is called the most eloquent because of the
beauty and loftiness of his words. His book of prophecy, divided into
sixty-six chapters, is ranked first among the greater Prophets. The Fifth
Ode of the Psalter, "Out of the night my spirit waketh at dawn unto
Thee, O God . . ." is taken from his book. It was this holy Prophet who
foretold that a Virgin would conceive in the womb (7:14); that not an
ambassador, nor an angel, but the Lord Himself would save fallen man (63:9);
that the Messiah would suffer, bearing our sins (ch. 53). His name
means "Yah is helper."
Apolytikion in the Second Tone
As we celebrate the memory of Thy Prophet Isaiah, O Lord, through
him we beseech Thee to save our souls.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
Having received the gift of prophecy, O Prophet-martyr Isaiah, herald of
God, thou didst make clear to all under the sun the Incarnation of God
by crying with a great voice: Behold the Virgin shall conceive in
her womb.
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
Christopher the Martyr of Lycea
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Christopher was at first named Reprobus. Seeing the Christians
persecuted, he rebuked the tyrants for their cruelty. Soldiers were sent to
bring him to appear before the ruler; but he converted them to Christ,
and with them was baptized, receiving the name Christopher. After he
appeared before the ruler, he was imprisoned and two harlots were sent to
seduce him, but he converted them also, and encouraged them in their
martyrdom. He was subjected to torments and finally beheaded in the days of
Decius.Many marvellous and mythical things are said about him out of
ignorance and superstition, one of which is that it is impossible for one
to die suddenly from some unexpected cause on the day on which one
looks at the Saint's icon. This is the origin of that proverb that is
quoted in various quarters: "If on Christopher thou shouldst gaze, thou
shalt safely wend life's ways." The etymology of his name, which means
"Christ-bearer," has undoubtedly moved iconographers to depict him carrying the
infant Jesus on his shoulders; it is completely erro-neous, however, to
depict him, as some uninformed iconographers do, having the head of a
dog, because of a statement in his life that he was dog-faced, by
which is meant only that his countenance was exceedingly frightful to
look upon.
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
Thou who wast terrifying both in strength and in countenance, for thy
Creator's sake thou didst surrender thyself willingly to them that sought
thee; for thou didst persuade both them and the women that sought to
arouse in thee the fire of lust, and they followed thee in the path of
martyrdom. And in torments thou didst prove to be courageous. Wherefore,
we have gained thee as our great protector, O great Christopher.
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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