From goarch.com:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, April 7, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 42:5-16
Genesis 18:20-33
Proverbs 16:17-17:17
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Kalliopios the Martyr, Roufinos the Deacon & Akylina the Martyr in Sinope
Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America
Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kalymnos
George, Bishop of Lesvos
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 42:5-16
Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them
out, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it, who gives
breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: "I am
the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the
hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a
light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the
prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I
am the LORD, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my
praise to graven images. Behold, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of
them."
Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the end of the
earth! Let the sea roar and all that fills it, the coastlands and their
inhabitants. Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages
that Kedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy, let
them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory to the
LORD, and declare his praise in the coastlands. The LORD goes forth
like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his fury; he cries
out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.
For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept still and
restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in travail, I will gasp
and pant. I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their
herbage; I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools. And I
will lead the blind in a way that they know not, in paths that they
have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them
into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I
will do, and I will not forsake them.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 18:20-33
Then the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and
Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see
whether they have done altogether according to the outcry which has come
to me; and if not, I will know." So the men turned from there, and
went toward Sodom; but Abraham still stood before the LORD. Then
Abraham drew near, and said, "Wilt thou indeed destroy the righteous with
the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt
thou then destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous
who are in it? Far be it from thee to do such a thing, to slay the
righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be
that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" And
the LORD said, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I
will spare the whole place for their sake." Abraham answered,
"Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust
and ashes. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt
thou destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And he said, "I will
not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Again he spoke to him,
and said, "Suppose forty are found there." He answered, "For the sake
of forty I will not do it." Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be
angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered,
"I will not do it, if I find thirty there." He said, "Behold, I
have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found
there." He answered, "For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it."
Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again
but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered, "For the
sake of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD went his way, when
he had finished speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned to his
place.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 16:17-17:17
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; he who guards his
way preserves his life. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty
spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the
poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. He who gives heed to
the word will prosper, and happy is he who trusts in the LORD. The
wise of heart is called a man of discernment, and pleasant speech
increases persuasiveness. Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it,
but folly is the chastisement of fools. The mind of the wise makes
his speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant
words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the
body. There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the
way to death. A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him
on. A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching
fire. A perverse man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close
friends. A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way
that is not good. He who winks his eyes plans perverse things, he who
compresses his lips brings evil to pass. A hoary head is a crown of glory;
it is gained in a righteous life. He who is slow to anger is better
than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is wholly from the
LORD. Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting
with strife. A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts
shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. The
crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tries
hearts. An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a
mischievous tongue. He who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad
at calamity will not go unpunished. Grandchildren are the crown of
the aged, and the glory of sons is their fathers. Fine speech is not
becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. A bribe is
like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns
he prospers. He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who
repeats a matter alienates a friend. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of
understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. An evil man seeks only
rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Let a man meet a
she-bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly. If a man
returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. The
beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel
breaks out. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the
righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD. Why should a fool
have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind? A friend
loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Kalliopios the Martyr, Roufinos the Deacon & Akylina the Martyr in Sinope
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The holy Martyr Kalliopios was from Perga in Pamphylia, brought up in
piety by his godly mother Theocleia. When the persecution of Maximian
broke out, Saint Kalliopiospresented himself of his own accord before
the Governor Maximus in Pompeiopolis of Galatia. After he had
suffered many torments, his mother visited him in prison and encouraged
him in his martyrdom. After this, his thrice-blessed mother, upon
learning that he was to be crucified on Holy and Great Thursday, bribed
the tyrants to defer it one day, that he might imitate the Lord's
Crucifixion on the same day that He suffered it. The holy Martyr Kalliopios
received the crown of martyrdom on Holy and Great Friday in the year 304,
being crucified upside down.
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 Third Tone
When thy mother looked on thee made fair with wounds as a Martyr and
conformed unto the Lord through holy contests and suff'rings, she was
filled with ardent longing to win such glory and became with thee a
Martyr in her volition. Now with her do thou entreat Christ, O
Kalliopios, that we find mercy and grace.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Born in 1865 in the region of Pskov, our Father among the Saints
Tikhon was tonsured a monk in 1891 and ordained to the priesthood in the
same year. In 1897 he was consecrated Bishop of Lublin, and a year
later appointed Bishop of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, with his see
extending to all of North America from 1900 onwards. He did much to unite
the Orthodox Christians of a great many ethnic backgrounds in North
America, so that there was indeed one flock under one shepherd. In 1907 he
was made Archbishop of Yaroslavl and Rostov, and in 1913, Archbishop
of Lithuania.
In 1917, when he was Metropolitan of Moscow, he was elected to be
the first Patriarch of Russia in over 200 years, in times that could
not have been more difficult. After the Revolution of 1917, the
persecution of the Russian Church by the atheist government grew more bold
and more fierce with every year. By nature a meek and peace-loving
man, Tikhon sought to determine, while giving only to God that which
is God's, what could be given to Caesar to preserve peace and avoid
the shedding of blood. At his departure on the feast of the
Annunciation in 1925, Saint Tikhon made the sign of the Cross thrice,
pronouncing the words, "Glory to Thee, O God!" Because of the many
unspeakable sufferings he endures as Patriarch, he is honoured as a
Confessor.
Note: St. Tikhon's repose was on the Feast of the Annunciation, which
is commemorated in the Old Calendar on April 7. His feast day in
the Old Calendar was therefore transferred to April 6 / March 24.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the First Tone
To the new world sent forth as a shepherd of the flock, thou wast
called back to the old, to take up the Cross as a staff and from wolves
and faithless shepherds to defend the Church; and after thee, the
sheep of Christ knew no shepherd to be true who kept not thy good
confession, wherein, O Tikhon, preserve us unharmed throughout our earthly
pilgrimage.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
The most holy Patriarch, ven'rable Tikhon, the Confessor of the
Faith, hath gained from Christ the crown of life; for he did labour with
godly zeal and strove till death in defence of the Church of Christ.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
George, Bishop of Lesvos
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The righteous George struggled in behalf of the holy icons, and
reposed in peace about the year 821.
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
As a garden planted by the Spirit, thou didst yield as fruit the
soul's salvation, teaching men the ineffable mysteries of Him that fell
as a grain of wheat in the earth and by His dying hath made all the
world to live. Righteous Father George, entreat Christ our God in our
behalf, that His great mercy may be granted unto us.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
As a true husbandman of grace and godly piety, who wast thyself the
Holy Spirit's sacred husbandry, thou didst cultivate the plants of
exalted wisdom; and in worshipping the icons of Christ and His Saints,
thou didst pull up by the roots the tares of heresy. Hence we cry to
thee: Rejoice, O God-bearing Father George.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Daily Scripture Readings and Lives of the Saints for Thursday, April 7, 2011
Strict Fast
Readings for today:
Isaiah 42:5-16
Genesis 18:20-33
Proverbs 16:17-17:17
Feasts and Saints celebrated today:
Kalliopios the Martyr, Roufinos the Deacon & Akylina the Martyr in Sinope
Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America
Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kalymnos
George, Bishop of Lesvos
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Isaiah 42:5-16
Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them
out, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it, who gives
breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: "I am
the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the
hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a
light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the
prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I
am the LORD, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my
praise to graven images. Behold, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of
them."
Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the end of the
earth! Let the sea roar and all that fills it, the coastlands and their
inhabitants. Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages
that Kedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy, let
them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory to the
LORD, and declare his praise in the coastlands. The LORD goes forth
like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his fury; he cries
out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.
For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept still and
restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in travail, I will gasp
and pant. I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their
herbage; I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools. And I
will lead the blind in a way that they know not, in paths that they
have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them
into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I
will do, and I will not forsake them.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Genesis 18:20-33
Then the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and
Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see
whether they have done altogether according to the outcry which has come
to me; and if not, I will know." So the men turned from there, and
went toward Sodom; but Abraham still stood before the LORD. Then
Abraham drew near, and said, "Wilt thou indeed destroy the righteous with
the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt
thou then destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous
who are in it? Far be it from thee to do such a thing, to slay the
righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be
that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" And
the LORD said, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I
will spare the whole place for their sake." Abraham answered,
"Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust
and ashes. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt
thou destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And he said, "I will
not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Again he spoke to him,
and said, "Suppose forty are found there." He answered, "For the sake
of forty I will not do it." Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be
angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered,
"I will not do it, if I find thirty there." He said, "Behold, I
have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found
there." He answered, "For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it."
Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again
but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered, "For the
sake of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD went his way, when
he had finished speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned to his
place.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Old Testament Reading
The reading is from Proverbs 16:17-17:17
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; he who guards his
way preserves his life. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty
spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the
poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. He who gives heed to
the word will prosper, and happy is he who trusts in the LORD. The
wise of heart is called a man of discernment, and pleasant speech
increases persuasiveness. Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it,
but folly is the chastisement of fools. The mind of the wise makes
his speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant
words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the
body. There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the
way to death. A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him
on. A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching
fire. A perverse man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close
friends. A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way
that is not good. He who winks his eyes plans perverse things, he who
compresses his lips brings evil to pass. A hoary head is a crown of glory;
it is gained in a righteous life. He who is slow to anger is better
than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is wholly from the
LORD. Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting
with strife. A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts
shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. The
crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tries
hearts. An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a
mischievous tongue. He who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad
at calamity will not go unpunished. Grandchildren are the crown of
the aged, and the glory of sons is their fathers. Fine speech is not
becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. A bribe is
like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns
he prospers. He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who
repeats a matter alienates a friend. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of
understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. An evil man seeks only
rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Let a man meet a
she-bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly. If a man
returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. The
beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel
breaks out. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the
righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD. Why should a fool
have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind? A friend
loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
(C) 2011 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Kalliopios the Martyr, Roufinos the Deacon & Akylina the Martyr in Sinope
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The holy Martyr Kalliopios was from Perga in Pamphylia, brought up in
piety by his godly mother Theocleia. When the persecution of Maximian
broke out, Saint Kalliopiospresented himself of his own accord before
the Governor Maximus in Pompeiopolis of Galatia. After he had
suffered many torments, his mother visited him in prison and encouraged
him in his martyrdom. After this, his thrice-blessed mother, upon
learning that he was to be crucified on Holy and Great Thursday, bribed
the tyrants to defer it one day, that he might imitate the Lord's
Crucifixion on the same day that He suffered it. The holy Martyr Kalliopios
received the crown of martyrdom on Holy and Great Friday in the year 304,
being crucified upside down.
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 Third Tone
When thy mother looked on thee made fair with wounds as a Martyr and
conformed unto the Lord through holy contests and suff'rings, she was
filled with ardent longing to win such glory and became with thee a
Martyr in her volition. Now with her do thou entreat Christ, O
Kalliopios, that we find mercy and grace.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America
Reading from the Synaxarion:
Born in 1865 in the region of Pskov, our Father among the Saints
Tikhon was tonsured a monk in 1891 and ordained to the priesthood in the
same year. In 1897 he was consecrated Bishop of Lublin, and a year
later appointed Bishop of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, with his see
extending to all of North America from 1900 onwards. He did much to unite
the Orthodox Christians of a great many ethnic backgrounds in North
America, so that there was indeed one flock under one shepherd. In 1907 he
was made Archbishop of Yaroslavl and Rostov, and in 1913, Archbishop
of Lithuania.
In 1917, when he was Metropolitan of Moscow, he was elected to be
the first Patriarch of Russia in over 200 years, in times that could
not have been more difficult. After the Revolution of 1917, the
persecution of the Russian Church by the atheist government grew more bold
and more fierce with every year. By nature a meek and peace-loving
man, Tikhon sought to determine, while giving only to God that which
is God's, what could be given to Caesar to preserve peace and avoid
the shedding of blood. At his departure on the feast of the
Annunciation in 1925, Saint Tikhon made the sign of the Cross thrice,
pronouncing the words, "Glory to Thee, O God!" Because of the many
unspeakable sufferings he endures as Patriarch, he is honoured as a
Confessor.
Note: St. Tikhon's repose was on the Feast of the Annunciation, which
is commemorated in the Old Calendar on April 7. His feast day in
the Old Calendar was therefore transferred to April 6 / March 24.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the First Tone
To the new world sent forth as a shepherd of the flock, thou wast
called back to the old, to take up the Cross as a staff and from wolves
and faithless shepherds to defend the Church; and after thee, the
sheep of Christ knew no shepherd to be true who kept not thy good
confession, wherein, O Tikhon, preserve us unharmed throughout our earthly
pilgrimage.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
The most holy Patriarch, ven'rable Tikhon, the Confessor of the
Faith, hath gained from Christ the crown of life; for he did labour with
godly zeal and strove till death in defence of the Church of Christ.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
George, Bishop of Lesvos
Reading from the Synaxarion:
The righteous George struggled in behalf of the holy icons, and
reposed in peace about the year 821.
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
As a garden planted by the Spirit, thou didst yield as fruit the
soul's salvation, teaching men the ineffable mysteries of Him that fell
as a grain of wheat in the earth and by His dying hath made all the
world to live. Righteous Father George, entreat Christ our God in our
behalf, that His great mercy may be granted unto us.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
As a true husbandman of grace and godly piety, who wast thyself the
Holy Spirit's sacred husbandry, thou didst cultivate the plants of
exalted wisdom; and in worshipping the icons of Christ and His Saints,
thou didst pull up by the roots the tares of heresy. Hence we cry to
thee: Rejoice, O God-bearing Father George.
Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Apolytikion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Kontakion courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
No comments:
Post a Comment