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Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, June 30, 2011
Readings for today:
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16
Matthew 9:36, 10:1-8
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James & John the sons of Zebedee, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the brother of James, Simon & Matthias
Michael the New Martyr of Athens
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16
BRETHREN, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced
to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels
and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in
Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in
disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and
buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When
reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to
conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the
off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to
admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides
in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in
Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Matthew 9:36, 10:1-8
At that time, when Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them,
because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the
laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out
laborers into his harvest." And he called to him his twelve disciples and
gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal every disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve
apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his
brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and
Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaios,
and Thaddaios; Simon the Cananaean. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
him. These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the
Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, 'The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse
lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay."
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James & John the sons of Zebedee, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the brother of James, Simon & Matthias
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The names of the Twelve Apostles are these: Simon, who was called
Peter, and his brother Andrew, the First-called; James the son of
Zebedee, and his brother John, who was also the Evangelist and Theologian;
Philip, and Bartholomew (see also June 11); Thomas, and Matthew the
publican, who was also called Levi and was an Evangelist; James the son of
Alphaeus, and Jude (also called Lebbaeus, and surnamed Thaddaeus), the
brother of James, the Brother of God; Simon the Cananite ("the Zealot"),
and Matthias, who was elected to fill the place of Judas the traitor
(see Aug. 9).
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
O Holy Apostles, intercede with the merciful God that He grant
unto
our souls forgiveness of offenses.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
O Lord, receive the steadfast and divinely voiced preachers,
the
pinnacle of Your disciples, unto their rest and the enjoyment of
Your
blessings. You received, above every offering, their labors and their
life.
You alone know what the heart holds.
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) Narthex Press
Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, June 30, 2011
Readings for today:
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16
Matthew 9:36, 10:1-8
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James & John the sons of Zebedee, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the brother of James, Simon & Matthias
Michael the New Martyr of Athens
Epistle Reading
The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16
BRETHREN, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced
to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels
and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in
Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in
disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and
buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When
reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to
conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the
off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to
admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides
in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in
Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Gospel Reading
The reading is from Matthew 9:36, 10:1-8
At that time, when Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them,
because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the
laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out
laborers into his harvest." And he called to him his twelve disciples and
gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal every disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve
apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his
brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and
Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaios,
and Thaddaios; Simon the Cananaean. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
him. These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the
Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, 'The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse
lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay."
(c) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James & John the sons of Zebedee, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the brother of James, Simon & Matthias
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The names of the Twelve Apostles are these: Simon, who was called
Peter, and his brother Andrew, the First-called; James the son of
Zebedee, and his brother John, who was also the Evangelist and Theologian;
Philip, and Bartholomew (see also June 11); Thomas, and Matthew the
publican, who was also called Levi and was an Evangelist; James the son of
Alphaeus, and Jude (also called Lebbaeus, and surnamed Thaddaeus), the
brother of James, the Brother of God; Simon the Cananite ("the Zealot"),
and Matthias, who was elected to fill the place of Judas the traitor
(see Aug. 9).
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
O Holy Apostles, intercede with the merciful God that He grant
unto
our souls forgiveness of offenses.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
O Lord, receive the steadfast and divinely voiced preachers,
the
pinnacle of Your disciples, unto their rest and the enjoyment of
Your
blessings. You received, above every offering, their labors and their
life.
You alone know what the heart holds.
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) Narthex Press
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